Abstract

This study assessed the ability of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to account for drivers' intentions to commit four specific driving violations: drinking and driving, speeding, close following, and overtaking in risky circumstances. A stratified sample of drivers (N = 881) was surveyed with a questionnaire constructed to measure attitudes toward behaviors, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and behavioral intentions, the key constructs in TPB. Results showed that the addition of perceived behavioral control led to significant increments in the amount of explained variance in intentions, thereby supporting the theory The relation between subjective norms and behavioral intentions was consistently stronger than that between attitudes toward behaviors and behavioral intentions. Analyses of variance differentiated demographic subgroups of drivers in terms of behavioral beliefs, outcome evaluations, normative beliefs, motivation to comply, and control beliefs.

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CommitTheory of planned behaviorPsychologySocial psychologyApplied psychologyComputer scienceControl (management)Artificial intelligence

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Year
1992
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article
Volume
77
Issue
1
Pages
94-101
Citations
589
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Dianne Parker, Antony S. R. Manstead, Stephen G. Stradling et al. (1992). Intention to commit driving violations: An application of the theory of planned behavior.. Journal of Applied Psychology , 77 (1) , 94-101. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.77.1.94

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10.1037/0021-9010.77.1.94