Title

Individual Differences In Behavioral Compliance To Warnings Representing Varying Degrees Of Threat

Keywords

Compliance; Health orientation; Individual differences; Sensation seeking; Threat; Warning

Abstract

Research regarding warning compliance has often emphasized the physical aspects of the warning itself. Here, we examine the role of the perceiver in sensation seeking and health orientation as individual difference variables that affect behavioral compliance to a health warning. The experiment used a laboratory-based simulation of a chemistry demonstration that has been used in previous warnings research. In addition, however, individual difference effects of sensation seeking and health orientation were investigated. Among the significant findings were a significant interaction between condition assignment and sensation seeking on compliance outcome and a significant interaction between condition and health orientation. These results indicate that individual difference variables represent significant influences on the degree to which persons comply with warnings. © 2003 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Publication Title

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volume

9

Issue

2

Number of Pages

149-160

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2003.11076560

Socpus ID

0043206204 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0043206204

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