TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1986//
TI  - Commitment to use of automobile seat belts: An experiential analysis
JO  - Journal of environmental psychology
A1  - Rioux, Steven C.
A1  - Wapner, Seymour
SP  - 189
EP  - 204
VL  - 6
IS  - 3
N2  - Experiential factors involved in use or non-use of automobile seat belts were investigated. Intensive interviews were conducted with 30 participants (ten for each of three self-proclaimed categories, viz. non-user, variable-user and committed-user) drawn from 103 respondents of the 160 potential participants who were sent a preliminary questionnaire.  The main findings include the following: (1) committed users maintain usage through imagining accidents, fear of personal injury, memories of accidents involving significant others, perception of accidents as dependent on external circumstances, and desire to be a responsible citizen or good role model for children; (2) non-users distance themselves from an accident and/or injury by perceiving themselves as in control to avoid accidents and by psychologically minimizing the risks of personal injury; (3) variable-users have some of each of the characteristics of the other groups, with seat belt use largely dependent on situation specific variables.<p /> 
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SN  - 0272-4944
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0272-4944(86)80022-6
ID  - ref1
ER  -