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Motivating safety belt use at a community hospital: An effective integration of incentive and commitment strategies

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    James G. Nimmer & E. Scott Geller

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This research served as partial fulfillment for the first author's Master of Science degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The second author chaired the committee, with other members being Richard A. Winett and Stephen J. Zaccaro. The research was supported in part by Contract DTNH-22-85-C-07301 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; preparation of this document was supported in part by Contract DE86-53-52053 from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. The authors gratefully acknowledge the special research assistance of Steven Clarke and Frances Wollesen. Helpful support and advice was provided by Doug Gurin of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Nimmer, J.G., Geller, E.S. Motivating safety belt use at a community hospital: An effective integration of incentive and commitment strategies. Am J Commun Psychol 16, 381–394 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00919377

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