@article{ref1,
title="Correlates of seat-belt use by adolescents: implications for health promotion",
journal="Preventive medicine",
year="1986",
author="Maron, D. J. and Telch, Michael J. and Killen, J. D. and Vranizan, K. M. and Saylor, K. E. and Robinson, Thomas N.",
volume="15",
number="6",
pages="614-623",
abstract="This study examined the psychosocial and behavioral correlates of seat-belt use among 1,728 10th-graders in four Northern California high schools. Parent and friend seat-belt use patterns were most highly correlated with student seat-belt use (r = 0.66 and r = 0.61, respectively) and together accounted for 46% of the variation in use. These relationships held across differences in sex, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Failure to wear seat belts was associated with a higher use of alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, and cocaine; more tolerance toward speeding and drinking while driving; less exercise; and more preference for fat in the diet. Our findings attest to the power of parent and peer influences in shaping seat-belt use by adolescents and suggest that not wearing seat belts can be conceptualized as one facet of a pattern of general risk-taking behavior. These findings suggest several possible educational interventions to increase seat-belt use by adolescents.",
language="",
issn="0091-7435",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}