title: An application of a theory of planned behaviour to determine the association between behavioural intentions and safe road-crossing in college students: perspective from Isfahan, Iran.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify the determinants of behavioural intention towards safe road-crossing among college students.
  
  
  METHODS
  The cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013-14 and comprised students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. A self-administrated questionnaire was distributed among the subjects related to road-crossing based on the theory of planned behaviour. Data was analysed using SPSS 21.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 300 questionnaires distributed, 278(92.66%) were returned completed. The mean age of the subjects was 23.16±3.66 years. There were 149(53.6%) females and 129(46.4%) males, with females crossing the street more safely than the males. There was a significant difference between the genders for subjective norms (p=0.001), perceived behavioural control (p=0.002) and behavioural intention (p=0.001), but no differences were traced with respect to attitude towards safe crossing (p=0.597). Results showed a direct and positive correlation between attitude towards safe crossing (r=0.276; p=0.001), subjective norms (r=0.368; p=0.001) and perceived behavioural control (r=0.419; p=0.000) with behavioural intention to safe crossing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The attitude towards safe crossing and perceived behavioural control had significant effect on behavioural intention among college students.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jalilian
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Firoozeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mostafavi
authors.affiliation: Department of Statistic and Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Behzad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mahaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Statistic and Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Delpisheh
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Health Sciences Institute of Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gholamreza Sharifi
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Rad
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012449:Safety; D066262:Social Norms; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities; D016138:Walking; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Road crossing behaviour, Theory of planned behaviour (TPB), pedestrians.