A study on attitude, behaviour and peer influence among illegal motorcycles street racers
The quantitative objectives of the study were to determine (1) whether attitude significantly influenced the behavioural intention of illegal racers to engage in illegal motorcycle street racing; (2) whether subjective norms significantly influenced the behavioural intention of illegal racers to...
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| Summary: | The quantitative objectives of the study were to determine (1) whether attitude significantly
influenced the behavioural intention of illegal racers to engage in illegal motorcycle street
racing; (2) whether subjective norms significantly influenced the behavioural intention of
illegal racers to engage in illegal motorcycle street racing; (3) whether perceived behaviour
control significantly influenced the behavioural intention of illegal racers to engage in illegal
motorcycle street racing behaviour; (4) whether low self-esteem significantly influenced the
attitude, subjective norm and perceived behaviour control of illegal racers to engage in
illegal motorcycle street racing behaviour; (5) whether demographic profiles of (abusive
parenting and traumatic experience) significantly influenced the attitude, subjective norms
and perceived behaviour control of illegal racers to engage in illegal motorcycle street racing
behaviour. The qualitative objectives of the study were (1) to ascertain how low self-esteem
of illegal racers significantly influence their attitude and behavioural intention to engage in
illegal motorcycle street racing behaviour and (2) to ascertain the most significant impactful
factors on attitude and behavioural intention of the illegal racers to engage in illegal
motorcycle street racing behaviour. The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and its new
extended constructs developed in this study and mixed methods of quantitative (n=261) and
qualitative data (n=15) were used to measure the three original TPB constructs of attitude,
subjective norm and perceived behaviour control of the illegal motorcycle street racers under
study. The interpretation of the hypothesized Ha effect paths shows that out of five Ha
hypothesis tested, three (H3, H4 and H5) were accepted with two (H1 and H2) rejected. The
Wilayah Iskandar case revealed that the strongest predictor of on attitude and behavioural
intention to engage in illegal racing among the illegal racers was the subject norm peer risk
taking. These findings are supported by the qualitative data which revealed that ‘focus on
peers’ to be the most significant impactful drive in influencing illegal racers’ intention to
race. The results also show that illegal motorcycle street racers’ intentional behaviour
appears to be affected by attitude (mental outlook and emotion) and perceived behaviour
control (resources, past experience and rewards). These findings were supported by the
qualitative data from the Deviant Theory of Social Learning dimensions of Differential
Association, Imitation, Differential Reinforcement and Definitions collected through the
face-to-face interviews with the illegal racers. However, the analysis found that demographic
factors and low self-esteem did not have positive effect on illegal racers’ attitude and
subjective norm to influence their intention to engage in illegal motorcycle street racing. But
there is positive effect between demographic factors and low self-esteem on illegals racers’
perceived behaviour control in influencing their behavioural intention to engage in illegal
racing behaviour. By identifying factors that influenced the intention of illegal racers in
Wilayah Iskandar to engage in illegal motorcycle street racing, this research may inform
future strategies to minimise if not overcome the pressing problems of illegal street racing
menace. (Abstract by authors) |
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