a University of Washington , Seattle , Washington.
Traffic Inj Prev. 2014;15(7):748-52. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2013.868892.
This research examined gender-specific perceptions of peer seat belt use norms among high school students and their relationship with one's own seat belt use. We expected that students would underestimate the seat belt use of their peers and that these perceptions would be positively associated with their own seat belt use.
High school students from 4 schools (N = 3348; 52% male) completed measures assessing perceived seat belt use and personal seat belt use.
Findings demonstrated that students perceived that others engaged in less seat belt use than they do and that perceived norms were positively associated with one's own seat belt use.
Peer influences are a strong predictor of behavior, especially among adolescents. Ironically, adolescents' behaviors are often influenced by inaccurate perceptions of their peers. This research establishes the presence of a misperception related to seat belt use and suggests that misperception is associated with own behaviors. This research provides a foundation for social norms-based interventions designed to increase seat belt use by correcting normative misperceptions among adolescents.
本研究调查了高中生对同伴系安全带规范的性别特定认知,以及这些认知与自身安全带使用之间的关系。我们预计学生对同伴系安全带的使用率会低估,而且这些认知与他们自己系安全带的使用呈正相关。
来自 4 所学校的高中生(N=3348;52%为男性)完成了评估同伴安全带使用和个人安全带使用感知的测量。
研究结果表明,学生认为他人系安全带的比例低于实际情况,并且感知到的规范与自己系安全带的行为呈正相关。
同伴的影响是行为的一个强有力的预测因素,尤其是在青少年中。具有讽刺意味的是,青少年的行为往往受到他们对同伴不准确的看法的影响。本研究证实了与安全带使用相关的错误认知的存在,并表明这种错误认知与自身行为有关。本研究为基于社会规范的干预措施提供了基础,旨在通过纠正青少年对规范的错误认知来提高安全带的使用率。