A program which attempted to increase automobile seat belt utilization among state government employees through the use of prompting, stimulus control, and a response-cost intervention was evaluated. A multiple baseline design was used to assess the effects of dashboard stickers and signature sheets which informed the occupants of state owned vehicles of the rule/law requiring seat belt use and the consequences of a 25 percent reduction in benefits for non-compliance if the driver was involved in an accident. A third agency was included in the study to assess the effects of dashboard stickers alone. The results indicate that seat belt use did significantly increase during the intervention phase in all three agencies and maintained consistently high levels throughout the duration of the study, which was five months in the longest condition. Agency-1 and Agency-2 (Stickers + Signature Sheets) achieved relative increases of 527% and 500% over baseline, respectively. Agency-3 (Stickers Only) achieved an increase of 392% over baseline. No generalization to private vehicle use was observed. Arguements in favor of the maintanence of the effects, a cost-effective analysis, contributions to the field, and directions for future research are presented. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 46-01, Section: B, page: 0337. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1984.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75511 |
| Contributors | ROGERS, RICHARD WILLIAM., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 78 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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