The effects of warning modality, warning formality, and product on safety behavior

dc.contributor.advisorBrelsford, John W., Jr.
dc.creatorDonner, Kimberly Ann
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:17:27Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:17:27Z
dc.date.issued1990
dc.description.abstractA warning compliance study, conducted on 170 university undergraduates, compared the rates of safety compliance with three forms of instruction and warning information (written, oral, and combination) and two forms of message formality (formal and informal). Under the guise of a cover story, subjects were presented with the material and told to read (or listen to) it before performing routine product tasks. Dependent measures were compliance with the warning and time spent with the material. Compliance with the warning information was significantly affected by product. Predictor information included gender, previous product use, and product hazard rating. Hazard rating of the product was reliably correlated with product and with safety compliance. Time spent with the instruction and warning information was reliably correlated with gender, but was not significantly correlated with safety compliance. The results are discussed with regard to the warning situation and in comparison to previous risk perception research.
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis Psych. 1990 Donner
dc.identifier.citationDonner, Kimberly Ann. "The effects of warning modality, warning formality, and product on safety behavior." (1990) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13429">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13429</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13429
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectExperimental psychology
dc.titleThe effects of warning modality, warning formality, and product on safety behavior
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentPsychology
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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