Relationship between religion and school students' road behavior in southern Iran.

Reza Tabrizi; Maryam Akbari; Kamran B Lankarani; Seyed Taghi Heydari; Alireza Masoudi; Amir Hossein Shams; Armin Akbarzadeh; Saba Moalemi; Maryam Mahmoodi Mehr; Ahmad Kalateh Sadati; Payam Peymani

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Relationship between religion and school students' road behavior in southern Iran.

Author: Reza TABRIZI ¹ ; Maryam AKBARI ¹ ; Kamran B LANKARANI ¹ ; Seyed Taghi HEYDARI ² ; Alireza MASOUDI ³ ; Amir Hossein SHAMS ³ ; Armin AKBARZADEH ³ ; Saba MOALEMI ³ ; Maryam Mahmoodi MEHR ³ ; Ahmad Kalateh SADATI ⁴ ; Payam PEYMANI ¹
Author Information

1. Health Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
2. Health Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Electronic address: heydari.st@gmail.com.
3. Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
4. Department of Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Religion; Road behaviors; Students; Traffic accidents
From: Chinese Journal of Traumatology 2017;20(5):264-269
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract:
PURPOSEUnsafe behaviors are an important cause of accidents in adolescent age groups. This study was designed to examine the behaviors of adolescent pedestrians in southern Iran.
METHODSThis is a descriptive analytical cross-sectional study. The study population consisted of high school students in Shiraz, capital city of Fars Province, Iran. Five hundred and sixteen students were selected by multi-stage sampling. Data were collected by the use of three questionnaires, which included Persian copies of adolescent road user behavior questionnaire (ARBQ), Duke University Religious Index (DUREL), as well as the context and independent variables questionnaire.
RESULTSThe results showed that a decrease in dangerous behaviors on the road resulted in an increase in respondents' intrinsic religiosity. Also, engagement in unsafe crossing behavior in the road decreased with increasing respondents' intrinsic religiosity. Another finding showed that female students were less involved in dangerous play and planned protective behaviors on the road.
CONCLUSIONFindings clearly indicate that intrinsic religiosity has a significant role in reducing the risky road behaviors of students. Hence, religion may improve road safety in school students' road behavior in Iran.