scholarly journals Safe Traffic Behaviors in High School Students: a Predictive Cross-sectional Study Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior

Author(s):  
Vahid Ranaei ◽  
Laleh Hassani ◽  
Alireza Shahab Jahanlou ◽  
Ghodratollah Roshanaei ◽  
Forouzan Rezapur-Shahkolai

Abstract Background: Road traffic injuries are known as one of the leading causes of death of young people in the world. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigating the effective factors on safe traffic behavior of high school students in Hamadan using the theory of planned behavior. Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional-analytical study. The population of this study was all high school male students in Hamadan in the academic year 2020, of which 414 were selected by stratified random sampling method. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire that was conducted and were confirmed its validity and reliability. Results: Findings from Spearman correlation analysis and multiple regression showed that there is a significant positive relationship between knowledge (p<0.001), attitudes towards behavior (p<0.001), subjective norms (p<0.001) and perceived behavioral control (p<0.001) with students' behavioral intention. Also, was significant the effect of perceived behavioral control (P <0.001) and behavioral intention (P <0.001) on traffic safety behavior. Conclusion: Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the theory of planned behavior can be useful in predicting safe traffic behaviors.

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 212-218
Author(s):  
Maryam Ghasemipour ◽  
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Rabiollah Farmanbar ◽  
Parisa Kasmaee ◽  
Zahra Atrkar Roshan ◽  
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Introduction: Tobacco use poses a serious threat to global health. The tobacco epidemic is spreading in low- and middle-income countries, where the tobacco industries mainly target young people and women. Objective: This study aims to determine the predictors of tobacco use based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in female high school students. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 340 female high school students aged 14-18 years in Rasht City, Iran, who were selected using a multi-stage sampling method. The data collection tool was the TPB questionnaire for tobacco use in Persian. The obtained data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Spearman correlation test and logistic regression analysis. Results: The TPB constructs of attitude (OR = 0.91, 95% CI: 0.85-0.97, P = 0.007) and behavioral intention (OR=0.75, 95% CI; 0.64-0.88, P = 0.001) could predict cigarette smoking. Also, constructs of perceived behavioral control (OR = 0.92, 95%CI; 0.87-0.97, P = 0.007), subjective norms (OR = 0.83, 95%CI; 0.70-0.97, P = 0.02), and behavioral intention (OR = 0.88, 95% CI; 0.78 - 0.99, P = 0.03) could predict hookah smoking in girls students. Conclusion: Considering the predictive power of the TPB constructs in tobacco use by adolescent girls, it is possible to plan to reduce its rate in this group by a focus on the TPB constructs.


2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 186-202
Author(s):  
Susana Adi Astuti ◽  
Andreas Lako ◽  
Margaretha Sih Setija Utami

This study aims to analyze the effect of existential intelligence, personality, and self-determined motivation on pro-environmental behavior of students at Adiwiyata schools, also analyzes the variables of a theory of planned behavior (TPB) as the intervening variables. The novelty describes a new idea of predicting pro-environmental behavior, especially among high school students, by integrated analysis of existential intelligence, self-determination motivation and personality, and mediation of planned behavior, which is rarely used. 886 respondents consisted of Adiwiyata high schools students in Semarang City who participated in March-April 2021. The data was analyzed using AMOS-SEM, and the results show that existential intelligence and self-determined motivation positively affect pro-environmental behavior. Meanwhile, the personality of extroverted intuitive thinking judging (ENTJ), extroverted intuitive feeling perceiving (ENFP), extroverted sensing feeling perceiving (ESFP), introverted sensing thinking judging (ISTJ), an introverted intuitive feeling perceiving (INFP) type also has a positive effect on the pro-environmental behavior. Further, attitude, subjective norm (SN), and perceived behavioral control have a significant positive effect in mediating the existential intelligence, self-determined motivation, and personality of ENFP, ESFP, ISTJ, and INFP on the pro-environmental behavior. Meanwhile, the SN does not have a significant effect in mediating the ENTJ personality. In addition, the intention has a significant positive effect in mediating the existential intelligence, self-determined motivation, and personality of ENTJ, ENFP, ESFP, ISTJ, and INFP type on the pro-environmental behavior.


2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Asare

The study utilized the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to determine condom use behavior among college students. A total of 218 college students with mean age of 20.9 years old participated in the study. A 32- item cross-sectional survey was administered among the participants. The constructs of attitude towards behavior, perceived behavioral control, and subjective norm (p<0.001) significantly predicted intention to use condoms and they accounted for 64% of the variance. Behavioral intention significantly predicted condom use and it accounted for 15% of the variance. The TPB could be used to guide programs in promoting condom use among college students.


2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahadur Ali Soomro ◽  
Naimatullah Shah ◽  
Nadia A. Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed

PurposeAt present, the adoption of cryptocurrency investment has brought consideration to the globe. The present paper attempts to investigate the intention to adopt cryptocurrency (IACR) among the potential investors of Pakistan.Design/methodology/approachThe theory of planned behavior (TPB) is applied to underpin the conceptual framework. The study uses a quantitative approach. The study collects cross-sectional data through an online survey questionnaire. In the last, the authors utilized 334 samples for outcomes.FindingsFindings of the SEM reveal a significant positive effect of attitude, subjective norms (SNs), perceived behavioral control (PBC) and trust on IACR.Practical implicationsThe outcomes of an investigation would develop further intention and trust towards cryptocurrency adoption. The results would support developing favorable policies regarding the reduction of the ban on cryptocurrency in Pakistan to make easier transactions of the investors further. Possibly, it brings several opportunities in all segments of society in making the digital transaction modes through cryptocurrency. Finally, the findings would further validate the TPB in the context of cryptocurrency.Originality/valueThe study provides a better understanding of cryptocurrency and investors IACR. The empirical evidence further develops the other individuals' intentions towards cryptocurrency usage.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujood - ◽  
Sheeba Hamid ◽  
Naseem Bano

Purpose This paper aims to examine travelers` behavioral intention of traveling in the period of coronavirus by employing the theory of planned behavior. The framework incorporates attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control and a very crucial construct, i.e. perceived risk, as per the current critical scenario of COVID-19. Design/methodology/approach Data was collected using a survey instrument on the internet by posting the questionnaire link over social network web pages of online traveling websites. The data was analyzed using structural equations modeling with AMOS 22.0 and SPSS software, and the proposed hypotheses were statistically tested. The sample under consideration constitutes 417 responses. Findings Empirical findings suggest that attitude, perceived behavioral control and perceived risk are significant for predicting behavioral intention while subjective norms do not. And these variables explained about 35 percent of the variance in behavioral intention of traveling in the period of coronavirus. Research limitations/implications This study can benefit travelers, tourism and hospitality industry, governments, aviation industry and other relevant organizations as this paper offers the latest updates and essential information regarding traveler`s intention of traveling in the period of coronavirus. The study mainly focuses on India, so the generalizations of results to other countries are unwanted. Originality/value The primary value of this paper is that it tested the theory of planned behavior by incorporating perceived risk in the context of COVID-19. To the best of authors’ knowledge, in Indian context, there is no study which has tested the TPB by adding perceived risk in explaining the Indian citizens’ behavioral intention of traveling in the period of Coronavirus.


Author(s):  
Xiaodong Yang ◽  
Liang Chen ◽  
Lai Wei ◽  
Qi Su

This study extends the theory of planned behavior by taking communication factors into account to examine the determinants of pro-environmental behavioral intention in haze mitigation. Unlike other theory of planned behavior (TPB) extension studies, we shift the focus of inquiry from examining the mediating role of TPB variables to investigating the moderating role in promoting pro-environmental behavior. Using an online survey in China, the results indicated that attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and attention to haze-related efficacy messages were positively associated with pro-environmental behavioral intention. Notably, attention to haze-related threat messages had no significant relationship with behavioral intention. Moreover, moderation analyses revealed that the interaction effects between attention to efficacy messages and attention to threat messages on behavioral intention vary among people with different attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. Theoretically, this study contributes to the literature of the TPB by analyzing its moderating role in promoting behavior change. Findings from this study suggest the importance of disseminating distinctive media messages to audiences with different personality traits, which is beneficial for practitioners to tailor specific messages in environmental campaigns.


2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Taghipour ◽  
Mohammad Reza Miri ◽  
Mahdieh Sepahibaghan ◽  
Mohammad Vahedian-Shahroodi ◽  
Elahe Lael-Monfared ◽  
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PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. e0252648
Author(s):  
Nam Yi Kim ◽  
Sun Young Jeong

Patient safety is an important healthcare issue worldwide, and patient accidents in the operating room can lead to serious problems. Accordingly, we investigated the explanatory ability of a modified theory of planned behavior to improve patient safety activities in the operating room. Questionnaires were distributed to perioperative nurses working in 12 large hospitals in Korea. The modified theory of planned behavior data from a total of 330 nurses were analyzed. The conceptual model was based on the theory of planned behavior data, with two additional organizational factors—job factors and safety management system. Individual factors included attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, behavioral intention, and patient safety management activities. Results indicated that job factors were negatively associated with perceived behavioral control. The patient safety management system was positively associated with attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control. Attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control were positively associated with behavioral intention. Behavioral intention was positively associated with patient safety management activities. The modified theory of planned behavior effectively explained patient safety management activities in the operating room. Both organizations and individuals are required to improve patient safety management activities.


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