TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - The perceived causes of severe traffic accidents: A psychosocial approach
JO  - Procedia - social and behavioral sciences
A1  - Havârneanu, Grigore M.
SP  - 428
EP  - 432
VL  - 33
IS  - 
N2  - We examined the lay people's social representation of 23 possible causes of severe traffic accidents. 160 Romanian students filled in a questionnaire which assessed the relevance of each cause for a fatal accident. We used factor analysis to develop a pattern of consensual causes that are involved. The results suggest four central causes which reflect an absolute consensus among participants. People focus on general explanations provided by mass-media and less on specific traffic violations. The social representation of the accident is limited in terms of causation scenarios and is influenced by the way the mass-media decides to present the news.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1877-0428
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.01.157
ID  - ref1
ER  -