ISSUES OF RISK IN ADULT AND TEEN SAFETY BELT USE. THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF RISKY DRIVING. PROCEEDINGS OF AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM HELD IN SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 28-MAY 1 1988

A total of 400 adult and 709 young drivers (under 18) were surveyed concerning their values, beliefs and attitudes regarding safety belt use. In the young driver sample, five variables emerged as significant predictors of belt use: attitudes related to the comfort and convenience of belts, the value of free choice in deciding to buckle up, the belief that driving is risky, the value of adhering to social pressure to use belts, and the belief in the belt's ability to do its job. These five variables accounted for 47% of the variance. For the adult sample, the significant predictors of belt use included all the above for the young adult survey, but also included age and the value of maintaining good health. This model accounted for 44% of the variance. The implications of these findings for those interested in issues of risky driving behavior are discussed.

• Corporate Authors:

  Brain Information Service

  California University, Center for Health Science
  Los Angeles, CA  United States  90024
• Authors:
  • DONOHUE, W A
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 297-308
• Serial:
  • ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND DRIVING
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 3-4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Attitudes; Behavior; Comfort; Data collection; Drivers; Hazards; Health; Manual safety belts; Risk assessment; Social values; Surveys; Utilization
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00482569
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-040 681
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1989 12:00AM