Psychological and social predictors of motorcycle use by young adult males in New Zealand

Motorcycle riding is a significant cause of serious injuries to young males. Little is known about the psychological and social characteristics of these riders, despite such knowledge being potentially important for the targeting of appropriate injury prevention interventions. Using problem-behaviou...

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Vydané v:Social science & medicine (1982) Ročník 45; číslo 9; s. 1357 - 1376
Hlavní autori: Reeder, A.I., Chalmers, D.J., Marshall, S.W., Langley, J.D.
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.11.1997
Elsevier
Pergamon Press Inc
Edícia:Social Science & Medicine
Predmet:
Accidents, Traffic - prevention & control
Accidents, Traffic - psychology
adolescence
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adults
Attitude to Health
Automobiles
Behavior
Behavior problems
Biological and medical sciences
Cohort Studies
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
injury prevention
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Males
Medical sciences
Men
Miscellaneous
Motorcycles
motorcycling
motorcycling longitudinal studies adolescence problem-behaviour theory injury prevention
New Zealand
Predictors
Prevention
problem-behaviour theory
Psychology
Psychosocial Factors
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Public Policy
Reading ability
Risk
Risk-Taking
Social Problems - prevention & control
Social Problems - psychology
Social research
Use
Wounds and Injuries - prevention & control
Wounds and Injuries - psychology
Young adults
Young men
Youth
New Zealand
Oceania
adolescence
motorcycling
problem-behaviour theory
injury prevention
longitudinal studies
Human
Psychology
Use
Prediction
Motor cycle
Male
Motor vehicle
Epidemiology
Social status
Adolescent
Young adult
Behavior
Public health
ISSN:0277-9536, 1873-5347
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Shrnutí:Motorcycle riding is a significant cause of serious injuries to young males. Little is known about the psychological and social characteristics of these riders, despite such knowledge being potentially important for the targeting of appropriate injury prevention interventions. Using problem-behaviour theory to broadly guide and structure the research, the present study focused on identifying predictors of motorcycle riding. Previous research investigating differences between riders and nonriders has tended to be inconclusive, methodologically limited, and lacking in explicit theoretical foundations. The present research was based on the birth cohort enrolled in the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study (DMHDS), a comprehensive New Zealand longitudinal study of health, development, attitudes, and behaviours. Logistic regression models were built using prior measures of health risk behaviour, other psychological and social factors, and motorcycle riding history as potential predictors of any motorcycle use at the age of 18 years. The strongest predictors were early motorcycle riding, including illegal on-road driving at age 13 (OR 4.0; 95% CI 1.7, 9.1), below average reading skills (OR 2.4; 95% CI 1.3, 4.6) and fighting in a public place at age 15 (OR 2.9; 95% CI 1.2, 6.9). It was of particular interest that this profile tended to fit less well those subgroups of riders with greatest exposure to on-road motorcycle driving. Although based on small numbers, this finding was consistent with earlier cross-sectional research that linked casual and unlicensed driving with less protective motorcycling opinions and behaviours. Some implications for injury prevention and public policies regarding motorcycling are discussed. In particular, stricter enforcement of present licensing regulations and stronger penalties for their violation could help to reduce the number of less responsible riders.
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ISSN:0277-9536
1873-5347
DOI:10.1016/S0277-9536(97)00061-0