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Increasing the safety of children's vehicle travel: from effective risk communication to behavior change

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Child safety seats reduce the risk of fatal injury by 71% for infants and 54% for toddlers, four out of five safety seats are unintentionally misused and it is reported that parents fail to participate in safety-seat checks and other child seat interventions at correcting misuse. A comprehensive intervention plan that incorporates risk communication techniques for maximum parental participation is proposed that includes three essential components.

Infants' Car Seats, Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing, Public building & related furniture, Evaluation, Child safety seats

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Behavior-based intervention for occupational safety: critical impact of social comparison feedback

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This article examines the effects of social comparison feedback on occupational safety behaviors at a soft drink bottling plant. Results indicate that using feedback consisting of comparisons to another relevant group or individual produces significantly higher scores on safety performance measures.

Psychological aspects, Statistical Data Included, Occupational health and safety, Occupational safety and health, Prevention, Comparative analysis, Work-related injuries, Work related injuries, Social perception, Behavior modification, Feedback (Psychology), Comparison (Psychology)

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Risky, aggressive, or emotional driving: addressing the need for consistent communication in research

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The study conducted to examine the prevailing definitions of driver aggression is presented. This generates a definition that if the prevailing definitions of driver aggression can be used consistently it will improve the utility of future research.

Science & research, Automobile driving, Motor vehicle driving, Road rage

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