Critical beliefs underlying young Australian males’ intentions to engage in drinking and swimming
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Author(s)
Hamilton, K
Schmidt, H
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2013
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This study examined key targets for interventions aimed at reducing drinking and swimming among young males, an at risk group for drowning. Two hundred and eleven Australian males aged 18 to 34 years completed a Theory of Planned Behaviour belief-based questionnaire either on-line or paper-based. Behavioural beliefs of "be more relaxed" and "having fun"; normative beliefs of "friends/mates" and "parents"; and the control belief of "presence of other people", were revealed as independent predictors of intentions to drink and swim. These identified beliefs can be used to inform interventions to challenge young males' alcohol ...
View more >This study examined key targets for interventions aimed at reducing drinking and swimming among young males, an at risk group for drowning. Two hundred and eleven Australian males aged 18 to 34 years completed a Theory of Planned Behaviour belief-based questionnaire either on-line or paper-based. Behavioural beliefs of "be more relaxed" and "having fun"; normative beliefs of "friends/mates" and "parents"; and the control belief of "presence of other people", were revealed as independent predictors of intentions to drink and swim. These identified beliefs can be used to inform interventions to challenge young males' alcohol use in, on, and around water.
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View more >This study examined key targets for interventions aimed at reducing drinking and swimming among young males, an at risk group for drowning. Two hundred and eleven Australian males aged 18 to 34 years completed a Theory of Planned Behaviour belief-based questionnaire either on-line or paper-based. Behavioural beliefs of "be more relaxed" and "having fun"; normative beliefs of "friends/mates" and "parents"; and the control belief of "presence of other people", were revealed as independent predictors of intentions to drink and swim. These identified beliefs can be used to inform interventions to challenge young males' alcohol use in, on, and around water.
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Journal Title
Sage Open
Volume
3
Issue
4
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© The Author(s) 2013. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Subject
Curriculum and pedagogy
Sociology
Other human society