Predicting Bicycle Helmet Wearing Intentions and Behavior among Adolescents

O’Callaghan, Frances Veronica; Nausbaum, Sarah

doi:10.1016/j.jsr.2006.08.001

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“…This poor performance of subjective norm within the extended TPB, according to Ajzen, confirms the importance of "personal consideration" over "perceived social pressure" (Ajzen, 1991, p. 189) in adults' decision making process about safety gear use. Because teenagers are sensitive to peer opinions, previous studies among teenagers have found that positive attitudes toward bicycle helmet-wearing among peers increase a teenager's likelihood of wearing a bicycle helmet (e.g., Lajunen and Räsänen, 2001;O'Callaghan and Nausbaum, 2006). As age increases, skaters may be less concerned about disapproval from others, thereby explaining why the subjective norm may be less important in the adults' decision making about safety gear use than their personal assessment of the usefulness of this health behaviour (i.e., attitude) or their risk of sustaining a severe skating-related injury (Latimer and Martin Ginis, 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Both factors were significant predictors of safety gear-wearing intention, with higher intention for older and women skaters. Likewise, previous application of the TPB has made it clear that past behavioural engagement, often measured as frequency of past behaviour, has a significant influence on safety gear-wearing intentions and behaviours (O'Callaghan and Nausbaum, 2006;Quine et al, 1998), highlighting the reliability and stability of safety gear use across time. Further, data from these studies show that the inclusion of past behaviour in multivariate tests of the TPB components on intentions tends to attenuate the influence of the other social cognitive variables in the model.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Further, data from these studies show that the inclusion of past behaviour in multivariate tests of the TPB components on intentions tends to attenuate the influence of the other social cognitive variables in the model. As habit increases, safety gear use becomes less one of rational evaluation of the consequences of the act and more one of a learned response (O'Callaghan and Nausbaum, 2006). Although our study aimed to identify the psychological factors involved in decision making process about safety gear-wearing, future research should include past behaviour in the analysis in order to control the potential lingering effect of past behaviour on prospective behaviour, intention, and the other social cognitive variables in the model.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As Ajzen (1991) conceded, the relative importance of any one of the TPB factors varies according to the age of the population studied. Previous studies have found that subjective norm was the strongest predictor of teenagers' likelihood of wearing safety gear (e.g., Lajunen and Räsänen, 2001;O'Callaghan and Nausbaum, 2006). However, in line with the assumptions of Ajzen (1991), it is likely that adult skaters exhibit different operationalizations of the TPB than younger skaters.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…However, extending the TPB could provide an in-depth understanding of the underlying process in decision making about the use of safety gear. Specifically, little research has addressed the influence of additional social cognitive variables on safety gear-wearing intention and behaviour within the TPB (O'Callaghan and Nausbaum, 2006) and hence further investigation is called for. Ajzen (1991Ajzen ( , 1998 conceded that extra components can be added to the TPB if they are found to enhance its predictive utility.…”

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Accounting for Sustained Volunteering by Young People: An Expanded TPB

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This study tested an expanded TBP model, which included personal norms and self-identity as cognitive variables, in a sample of current young volunteers of a general charity in the UK. Actual volunteering was measured via continued observation throughout the duration of the projects. An integrative model of sustained volunteering was proposed because some relationships did not follow the hypothesized paths. Subjective norm emerged as the exclusive determinant of sustained volunteering and also as the potential mediator of the effects of other variables over future volunteering behavior. Two focus groups with volunteers and 28 personal interviews with the coordinators of the volunteering projects were conducted to triangulate the research findings and reveal the main causes for dropouts and non-attendance.Résumé Cette étude a testé un modèle élargi de la théorie du comportement planifié (TPB -Theory of Planned Behavior), ayant inclus des normes personnelles et une identité du moi à titre de variables cognitives, dans un échantillon de jeunes bénévoles actuels d'une organisation caritative générale du Royaume-Uni. Le bénévolat effectif a été mesuré par le biais d'une observation continue tout au long de la durée des projets. Un modèle d'intégration de bénévolat durable a été proposé car certaines relations n'étaient pas conformes aux pistes faisant l'objet d'une hypothèse. Une norme subjective a émergé comme le déterminant exclusif d'un bénévolat durable et également comme le médiateur potentiel des effets d'autres variables sur un comportement futur du bénévolat. Deux groupes témoins Resumen El presente estudio puso a prueba un modelo ampliado TBP (Teoría del Comportamiento Planificado), que incluyó normas personales y la identidad propia como variables cognitivas, en una muestra de voluntarios jóvenes actuales de una organización benéfica general en el Reino Unido. El voluntariado real se midió mediante observación continua a lo largo del período de duración de los proyectos. Se propuso un modelo integrador de voluntariado sostenido porque algunas relaciones no siguieron las vías que se plantearon como hipótesis. La norma subjetiva emergió como el determinante exclusivo del voluntariado sostenido y también como el mediador potencial de los efectos de otras variables sobre el comportamiento futuro del voluntariado. Se llevaron a cabo dos grupos de enfoque con voluntarios y 28 entrevistas personales con los coordinadores de los proyectos de voluntariado para triangular los hallazgos de la investigación y revelar las causas principales de los abandonos y la no asistencia.Keywords Theory of planned behavior Á Volunteering Á Young Á Volitional behavior Á Intentionality Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. (Goethe)

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