An examination of antecedents to coal miners' hearing protection behaviors: A test of the theory of planned behavior

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 329-338

  Quick, Brian L ^a   Stephenson, Michael T ^b   Witte, Kim ^c   Vaught, Charles ^d   Booth Butterfield, Steve ^e   Patel, Dhaval ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^e WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MARIE STOPES INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coal miner; Hearing protection; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; AUDITION; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL RESEARCH; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; MINERS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

(E ,2E) THEORY; BEHAVIORAL CONTROL; COAL MINERS; CONTROL GROUP (CON); FIELD RESEARCH; GENERAL POPULATION; HEARING LOSSES; HEARING PROTECTION; HEARING PROTECTION DEVICES; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (NIOSH); PLANNED BEHAVIORS; RESEARCH AGENDA; SUBJECTIVE NORMS;

EAR PROTECTORS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; COAL MINING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; COAL MINING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PENNSYLVANIA; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 45449101656     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2008.02.032     Document Type: Article

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