@article{ref1,
title="Achieving Higher Seat Belt Usage: The Role of Habit in Bridging the Attitude-Behavior Gap",
journal="Journal of applied social psychology",
year="1988",
author="Mittal, Banwari",
volume="18",
number="12",
pages="993-1016",
abstract="The Triandis (1977, 1980) model of habit is applied in an investigation of attitude-behavior discrepancy for seat belt use behavior. Habit is conceptualized as automated response, and the measure employed here is shown to be discriminated from measures of intentions and behavior. A case is also made for a distinction between pro-intentional and counter-intentional habits. Data from a random sample of 197 adult respondents show that the two habits (a) are distinct; (b) operate differently, that is, use habit has a main effect whereas nonuse habit interacts with attitude/intentions; and (c) explain belt use behavior nonredundantly with intention and attitude (e.g., their addition to attitude raises R2 from 38.8% to 62.9%). Theoretical implications for understanding habit processes and programmatic directions for increasing the belt usage are discussed.<p />",
language="",
issn="0021-9029",
doi="10.1111/j.1559-1816.1988.tb01189.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.1988.tb01189.x"
}