Processes of a Transformation of Young Drivers' Responsibility for Health- Carpe Diem

Abstract

Research most often deals with the relationship between risky behaviour on the road and other aspects of young adults' lifestyle. It is rare that the sense of responsibility for one's own life and health and for that of other people on the road is understood, due to the limitation of perceptual data. In this study, we researched 198 young adults (M = 19.75; SD = 1.11) using the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control, the Inventory of Health Behaviours, the Criteria of Health List and a student health survey. The chance of risky driving will increase by 50.7% among young adults as their understanding of health as a state increases. On the other hand, when young people feel that others are responsible for their lives, the likelihood of risky driving will drop by 6.4%. The hedonistic life orientation of a young adult had a significant impact on the results obtained which was connected with their understanding of health.

Keywords: health; hedonism; responsibility for health; risky driving; young adults.

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Data analysis scheme: The Process Transformation Reconstruction (PTR) Strategy (a modified version).

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Two sub-models (Wo₁, Wo₂) that illustrate the transformation of responsibility for one’s health: from idealized responsibility to real responsibility.

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The sub-model of responsibility for their own health (Mo₁) among men.

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Two sub-models (Pp1, Pp2) showing the transformation of responsibility for one’s health from apparent responsibility to real responsibility.

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The two sub-models (W_n1, W_n2) were distinguished which show the transformation of responsibility for one’s own health from excessively idealised responsibility to apparent responsibility.

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The sub-model: men who are carefree and irresponsible with their health.

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The sub-models responsibility for one’s health from idealised responsibility to apparent responsibility among the mixed group.