title: The theory of planned behavior and helmet use among college students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess undergraduate helmet use attitudes and behaviors in accordance with the theory of planned behavior (TPB). We predicted helmet wearers and nonwearers would differ on our subscales.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants (N=414, 69% female, 84% white) completed a survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Principal component analysis and reliability analysis guided the creation of subscales. Group differences were detected on 9 of 10 subscales: F(18,788) = 10.721, P=.001, eta(2) = .187. Few ethnicity and sex differences were detected.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study supports the validity of the TPB in predicting college student helmet use and offers a new scale for future research purposes.
authors: College of Charleston, SC, USA. rossl@cofc.edu
authors: Lisa Thomson
authors: LT
authors: Ross
authors: Thomas P
authors: TP
authors: Ross
authors: Sarah
authors: S
authors: Farber
authors: Caroline
authors: C
authors: Davidson
authors: Meredith
authors: M
authors: Trevino
authors: Ashley
authors: A
authors: Hawkins
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D001642:Bicycling / Q000523:psychology*; D003625:Data Collection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006260:Head Protective Devices; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities