Citation

Weinerman ER. Am. J. Public Health 1949; 39(12): 1527-1530.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1949, American Public Health Association)

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Abstract

As developed by Dunbar, Alexander, Rawson, and others, the concept of "accident proneness" states that the majority of accidents occur as the result of subconsciously intended actions on the part of certain personality types. It is suggested that accidents are caused by deep-seated psychological conflicts in the individual, rather than by physiological or environmental conditions.

This article sets out several detailed arguments explaining why and how Dunbar's theory is wrong.

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