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- Title
Safe Traffic Behaviors in Adolescents: A Cross-sectional Study Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior.
- Authors
Jahanlou, Alireza Shahab; Hassani, Laleh; Ranaei, Vahid; Roshanaei, Ghodratollah; Forward, Sonja; Haglund, Kristin; Rezapur-Shahkolai, Forouzan
- Abstract
Adolescentsdonothave adequate safe traffic behaviors. This cross-sectional study investigated safe traffic behaviors of 414male high school students of Hamadan, Iran, randomly selected using the multistage sampling method in 2020. This study used a researchermade questionnaire based on the theory of planned behavior about safe traffic behaviors with Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.95, content validity ratio of 0.70, andcontent validity index of 0.85. Therewasa strong positive correlationbetweensafetrafficbehaviors with perceived behavioral control and intention. Adolescents can be influenced to internalize behavioral safety precursors that can lead to a sustained increase in safe traffic behaviors and the prevention of road traffic injuries.
- Subjects
HAMADAN (Iran); PLANNED behavior theory; TEENAGERS; PERCEIVED control (Psychology); CROSS-sectional method; HIGH school students
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences / Progress in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, 2022, Vol 16, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
1735-8639
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.5812/ijpbs-118336