Predicting adolescent pedestrians’ road-crossing intentions: an application and extension of the Theory of Planned Behaviour

The present paper reports an application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to the prediction of road-crossing intentions among adolescents. In addition, the sufficiency of the TPB was assessed by examining the additional predictive utility of moral norms, anticipated affect and self-identity....

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Published inHealth education research Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 267 - 277
Main Authors Evans, Daphne, Norman, Paul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Oxford University Press 01.06.2003
Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
Subjects
Accidents, Traffic - psychology
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Adolescents
Age Factors
Child
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health technology assessment
Humans
Injuries
Intention
Male
Morals
Norms
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Pedestrians
Planned behaviour theory
Planning Techniques
Predictive Value of Tests
Predictors
Psychological Theory
Regression Analysis
Resistance (Psychology)
Road safety
Secondary Schools
Self Actualization
Sex Factors
Social Identification
Social Influences
Statistical Data
Thinking Skills
Variants
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Summary:The present paper reports an application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to the prediction of road-crossing intentions among adolescents. In addition, the sufficiency of the TPB was assessed by examining the additional predictive utility of moral norms, anticipated affect and self-identity. A sample of 1833 adolescents completed a questionnaire containing a scenario depicting a potentially hazardous road-crossing behaviour, followed by items measuring the TPB constructs, moral norms, anticipated affect and self-identity. Regression analyses revealed that the TPB was able to explain 25% of the variance in road-crossing intentions, over and above the influence of age and gender, with perceived behavioural control emerging as the strongest predictor. The additional variables were found to increase the predictive utility of the TPB. The results have a number of theoretical and practical implications. In particular, interventions should focus on perceptions of control in order to encourage safer road-crossing behaviour among adolescents.
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ISSN:0268-1153
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DOI:10.1093/her/cyf023