This paper empirically investigates the causes for transit use cessation, focusing on the influence of users’ personal experiences, resulting levels of satisfaction, and subsequent behavioral intentions. It builds on a novel data set in which observed, objective measures of travel times are mapped to smartphone-based surveys where participants assess their travel experience. An integrated choic...

This study used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) design, in which 400 Malaysia fishermen from the four fishery districts namely Langkawi Island, Besut, Larut-Matang and Mersing were administered to explore the factors that influence their acceptance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) integration in Malaysia. The aim of this study was twofold: The primary purposes was to test th...

Two studies tested whether online social networking technologies influence health behavioral social norms, and in turn, personal health behavioral intentions. In Study 1, experimental participants browsed peers' Facebook photos on a college network with a low prevalence of sexually suggestive content. Participants estimated the percentage of their peers who have sex without condoms, and rated t...

This study focused on predicting the behavioral intentions of pickleball players. It analyzed predictability players’ beliefs their attitudes, normative subjective norms, control perceived control, attitudes intentions, norms and intentions. The subjects were players, purposive sampling was adopted for questionnaire survey. A total 226 valid questionnaires collected. data with descriptive stati...

In response to a letter regarding toourpaperentitled “Predictors ofHepatitis BPreventiveBehavioral Intentions inHealthcare Workers” [1], we concluded that the risk perception in comparison with knowledge and cues to action is the most important predictor of behavioral intention in the prevention of hepatitis B. A meta-analysis conducted in 2007 suggests that risk perceptions are more important ...

Purpose: To examine alternative approaches to measuring service evaluation across cultures. Research aims to assess (i) differences between cognitive and affective measures and their ability to predict behavioral intentions and (ii) the impact of service features on these measures. Design/Methodology/Approach: A self completion survey of African (East/West), Chinese and English higher education...

The author performed a study among U.S. undergraduates to test an earlier conclusion (D. Trafimow, 1994) that confidence in the correctness of one's perceptions of normative pressure to use a condom influences the correspondence between those perceptions and the intentions actually to perform the behavior. Consistent with previous findings (Trafimow), the participants' perceptions of normative ...

The theory of planned behavior (TPB) is a useful model for understanding socialcognitive determinants (i.e. attitude, perceived norms, and perceived behavioral control) of sexual risk reduction among adolescents. However, research using the TPB has emphasized main effects and has not considered the possibility of moderated associations. In addition to testing main effects, this study assessed t...

PROBLEM The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's [NIOSH] National Occupational Research Agenda (DHHS Publication No. 96-115) reports that approximately 50% of miners will experience hearing loss by age 50, compared to only 9% of the general population. The present investigation examines three antecedents believed to be associated with miner's use of hearing protection. METH...

OBJECTIVE An intervention based on induced hypocrisy was conducted to reduce children's intentions to show fall-risk behaviors on playground equipment. METHODS To induce hypocrisy participants (7-12 years) advocated for safe-play behaviors while being made mindful about past failures to play safely on playgrounds. To measure the impact of the intervention, children created posters indicating ...