Theory-Based Antecedents of Stopping Texting While Driving Among College Students for Injury Prevention: A Cross-Sectional Study.
URL: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMCPMC12732351/
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Summary
Sharma, Kapukotuwa, Roy, Pashaeimeykola & Awan (Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2025) applied the Multi-Theory Model (MTM) of health behavior change to the antecedents of stopping texting while driving (TWD) among U.S. college students. A Qualtrics cross-sectional survey recruited 250 valid responses from a public university (164 reported any TWD in past 30 days). G*Power and SEM-specific power analyses set targets of 114-166. The full sample completed MTM initiation and sustenance constructs, and structural equation models tested participatory dialogue, behavioral confidence, changes in physical environment, emotional transformation, and practice for change as predictors of intent to stop TWD.
Key finding
MTM constructs (participatory dialogue, behavioral confidence, environmental change, emotional transformation, practice for change) provide a coherent theoretical scaffold for designing interventions to stop college-student texting while driving, with structural-equation evidence that the full sample (not just current texters) is informative.
Methodology
survey
Sample size: 250
Quality score: 5 / 5