Race, belief in destiny, and seat belt usage: a pilot study

A survey of 1063 individuals found that when belief in destiny was statistically controlled, differences in seat belt use by race disappeared. Thus, racial differences in seat belt use are statistically accounted for and might be explained by belief in destiny. Efforts to increase seat belt use shou...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of public health (1971) 1992-06, Vol.82 (6), p.875-877
1. Verfasser:	Colon, I
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult African Americans - psychology Analysis of Variance Analysis. Health state Attitude to Health - ethnology Biological and medical sciences Epidemiology European Continental Ancestry Group - psychology Factor Analysis, Statistical Female General aspects Health Behavior - ethnology Hispanic Americans - psychology Humans Male Medical sciences Minority & ethnic groups Motivation Pennsylvania Public health Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Race Racial differences Seat belts Seat Belts - statistics & numerical data Social research Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:	A survey of 1063 individuals found that when belief in destiny was statistically controlled, differences in seat belt use by race disappeared. Thus, racial differences in seat belt use are statistically accounted for and might be explained by belief in destiny. Efforts to increase seat belt use should target minority groups rather than include them in broadbrush programs. Further, these efforts should take into account this important difference in motivation.
ISSN:	0090-0036 1541-0048
DOI:	10.2105/AJPH.82.6.875