SAFETY VALUES AND SAFE PRACTICES AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

During the fall of 1993, a total of 1,126 students from eight Midwestern universities completed a questionnaire composed of items related to safe practices and safety values. This study explored the effects of gender, class standing, and geographic region on student safe practices and safety values. Results indicate that females are more safety conscious than males, which has been confirmed in earlier research. Also, class standing significantly affected the safety values of the students, but had no significant effect on their safe practices. Geographic region had no impact on either the safe practices or the safety values of the students. The best predictor of a student's safe practices was his safety values, in fact, more so than the other three factors combined.

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    Elsevier Science, Incorporated

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    Tarrytown, NY  United States  10591-5153
  • Authors:
    • Crowe, J W
  • Publication Date: 1995

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  • English

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  • Accession Number: 00711549
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: HS-041 685
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Sep 18 1995 12:00AM