On Risk, Attitudes and Behaviour

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Attitudes towards vehicle driving behaviour: categorising and contextualising risk.

In driving motorised vehicles, the amount of risk accepted varies between individuals. Traditional theories of risk have tended to focus on a lack of skill as a function of risk taking and have ignored social motivations and attitudes for engaging in risk. This study aims to categorise and contextualise risk taking behaviour in relation to car driving through studying the motivations and attitu...

leadership styles of tefl instructors at gilan university and their effects on the students attitudes and motivation

the subjects of the study are only the tefl teachers and students at gilan university. to obtain the desired data, a questionnaire which was based on the theories and disecussions gathered, was used as the main data gathering instrument. to determine the degree of relationship between variables, covariance and pearson product moment correlation coefficient were the formulas applied. the data we...

CHILDREN\'S RISKY ACTIVITIES AND PARENTS\' IDEAS ON CHILDREN\'S RISK-TAKING BEHAVIOUR

A cross-sectional study with children's and parents' self-completed questionnaires was carried out to evaluate parents' ideas on children's risk-takjng behaviours and children's risky activities after school hours by age (7 and 9 years) and sex. Nine elementary schools were randomly selected and 476 pupHs aged seven and nine years and 471 parents were studied. Most parents (90.1 %) believed tha...

the behaviour and perceptions of on-line consumers: risk, risk perception and trust

the growth and the expansion of the internet and the world wide web continue to impact society in new and amazing ways. the role of economic commerce has not been as dynamic as some predicted, but has still demonstrated remarkable success and tremendous potential. any failure to meet some of the expectations may be explained in large part by questions and concerns surrounding existing methods o...