A Program to Increase Seat Belt Use Along the Texas–Mexico Border

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ID11033745
AuthorsLawrence D Cohn (0000-0003-3212-7121, Lawrence D. Cohn and Delia Hernandez are with the Department of Psychology, University of Texas at El Paso. Theresa Byrd is with the Health Science Center, University of Texas at Houston. Miguel Cortes is with the Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman.), Delia Hernandez (Lawrence D. Cohn and Delia Hernandez are with the Department of Psychology, University of Texas at El Paso. Theresa Byrd is with the Health Science Center, University of Texas at Houston. Miguel Cortes is with the Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman.), D Montesdeoca Hernández (The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston), Theresa Byrd (0000-0001-9773-3814, Lawrence D. Cohn and Delia Hernandez are with the Department of Psychology, University of Texas at El Paso. Theresa Byrd is with the Health Science Center, University of Texas at Houston. Miguel Cortes is with the Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman.), Miguel Cortés (Lawrence D. Cohn and Delia Hernandez are with the Department of Psychology, University of Texas at El Paso. Theresa Byrd is with the Health Science Center, University of Texas at Houston. Miguel Cortes is with the Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman.)
Year2002
Volume92
Issue12
Pages1918-1920
Publication date2002-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.92.12.1918
PMID12453809
OpenAlexW2121150877
LanguageEN
References cited5

A school-based, bilingual intervention was developed to increase seat belt use among families living along the Texas–Mexico border. The intervention sought to increase seat belt use by changing perceived norms within the community (i.e., making the nonuse of seat belts less socially acceptable). The intervention was implemented in more than 110 classrooms and involved more than 2100 children. Blind coding, validity checks, and reliability estimates contributed to a rigorous program evaluation. Seat belt use increased by 10% among children riding in the front seat of motor vehicles in the intervention community, as compared with a small but nonsignificant decline in use among control community children. Seat belt use among drivers did not increase

Environmental health · Injury prevention · Intervention (counseling) · Poison control · Seat belt · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Engineering · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Older Adults Driving Studies · Psychology · Traffic and Road Safety · Urban Transport and Accessibility

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