https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/54679 2026-10-12T13:09:52Z info:eu-repo/semantics/descriptiveMetadata https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/54679/ Mobile phone use while driving: the role of driving self-regulation Lazuras, Lambros Poulter, Damian Ypsilanti, Antonia Hawkins, Oliver Rowe, Richard BF Psychology H Social Sciences (General) HE Transportation and Communications Driving-specific self-regulation has been associated with risky driving behaviour. The present research examined, for the first time, the relationship of driving-specific self-regulation with mobile phone use while driving across two survey-based studies in the United Kingdom. Study 1 (N = 296) showed that driving-specific self-regulation was significantly associated with both texting and calling while driving, over and above the effects of other predictors. Domain-general self-regulation was indirectly associated with texting while driving, through driving-specific self-regulation. Study 2 (N = 309) showed that driving-specific self-regulation was negatively associated with mind wandering while driving. Mind wandering was positively related to both calling and texting while driving, but this relationship was moderated by driving-specific self-regulation. The association of mind wandering and texting was weaker for higher levels of driving-specific self-regulation (B = −0.127, p = .019). Driving-specific self-regulation presents a theoretically relevant construct for the study of behaviours that contribute to distracted driving, such as mobile phone use. Elsevier 2026-10-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd_4 https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/54679/7/54679%20POULTER_Mobile_Phone_Use_While_Driving_%28OA%29_2026.pdf Lazuras, Lambros, Poulter, Damian, Ypsilanti, Antonia, Hawkins, Oliver and Rowe, Richard (2026) Mobile phone use while driving: the role of driving self-regulation. Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behaviour, 123:103834. ISSN 1369-8478 (Print), 1873-5517 (Online) (doi:10.1016/j.trf.2026.103834 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2026.103834>) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2026.103834 10.1016/j.trf.2026.103834 info:eu-repo/semantics/objectFile info:eu-repo/semantics/humanStartPage