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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"cell phone use"”.
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Social Isolation and Cell Phone Use by College Students
<p>In our technologically ever-advancing world, cell phones can either help us remain socially connected or can contribute to social isolation by substituting for face-to-face contact. This study examines the levels of social isolation in terms of the state of loneliness and trait of shyness and …
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“Can you just put your phone away?”: The effects of cell phone use on face-to-face conflict in romantic relationships
… conflict interactions is by the presence or use of cell phones during conflict interactions. There is empirical evidence for a “mere presence” effect of cell phones on FtF interactions, such that the presence of cell phones is dissatisfying. Existing perspectives also suggest that individuals …
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Tools For School: Student Fluency And Perception Of Cell Phones Used For Learning
… communicates, collaborates, and learns. Improved cell phone capabilities and an ever increasing amount of cell phone applications allow individuals to connect globally and afford almost instantaneous access to information inside and outside the classroom. The majority of students today possesses …
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Nationwide Pedestrian Safety Analysis Using Crash and Survey Data
… and four unsafe behaviors: intoxicated driving, cell phone use while driving, intoxicated walking, and cell phone use while walking. Public beliefs about dangerous pedestrian scenarios largely agreed with findings from the crash data. The Theory of Planned Behavior was applied to the unsafe …
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The A.R.K. Project: A Grassroots, Student-Led, Multiple-Component Intervention to Increase Driver Safety-Belt Use on a University Campus
… in an attempt to increase driver safety-belt use. Observations on VT students' safety-belt use and other safety-related behaviors (i.e., turn-signal use and cell-phone use) were made during pre-intervention, intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up study phases and compared with …
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Digital Media Use and the Christian Formation of College Students: A Case Study
… explores the relationship between digital media use and the Christian formation of college students at Cedarville University. Chapter 1 introduces the prevalence of digital media, social media, and cell phone use in America. Chapter 2 explores the current research and literature concerning …
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Use of Cell Phones in Education at King Saud University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
… Saudi students’ perceptions of the ways in which cell phones can be used in learning and teaching as well as the obstacles that might prevent their use in education. The study also aimed at investigating whether or not there is a gender difference in perceptions of cell phone use and barriers in …
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Analysis of crash and survey data to identify young drivers' distractions in Kansas
… Distracted driving is one of the major causes of traffic crashes by young drivers. The objective of this study was to assess the hazards of distracted driving among teenage (15–20 year old) and young-adult (21–26 year old) drivers in Kansas. This study used five years of crash data from …
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An investigation of cellphone use on the academic performance of Namibia school learners: A case study of the Caprivi Senior Secondary School and Kizito College in the Zambezi region
The study assessed the impact of cell phone use among Namibian school learners. The researcher used the mixed methods approach of qualitative and quantitative methods to collect and analyse data, integrate the findings and draw inferences to predict the impact of cell phone usage on the academic …
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How Want vs Need Self-Talk Facilitates Goal-Directed Behavior
… term goal) factorial design. Participants’ own cell phones served as the temptation and a computer task designed to portray a career-relevant emotional intelligence training served as the long-term goal. Participants were randomly assigned toward either the long-term goal or the temptation, and …
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Essays in applied econometrics
… I study the effects of texting and handheld cell phone bans on the traffic crash fatalities in the United States. In the second chapter, I analyze the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on the Value-at-Risk of the companies with publicly traded stocks. The last chapter is devoted to analyze the …
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Three essays on applied microeconomics
… In the second chapter, I focus on how cell phone bans affect driving fatalities rates. Finally, the third chapter studies nationalistic bias in the professional division of surfing. In the next three paragraphs, I summarize these three chapters. The consequences of single-date school …
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Using naturalistic driving data to improve the understanding of drivers' self-regulatory behavior when engaged in cell phone tasks
Die Nutzung von Mobiltelefonen während des Fahrens, vor allem das Lesen und Verfassen von Textnachrichten („Texting“), hat in den letzten Jahren drastisch zugenommen und stellt ein wachsendes Risiko für die Verkehrssicherheit dar. Es ist bekannt, dass visuell-manuelle Zweitaufgaben wie Texting die …
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An exploration into the use of online instruction in secondary physical education
… review literature and commentary related to the use of online instruction in K-12 physical education, (2) to examine secondary physical education teachers’ acceptance and use of online instruction in their classes, and (3) to explore students’ habits of use and perceptions of using online …