کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
573541 877402 2009 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Evaluation of the Boost ‘em in the Back Seat Program: Using fear and efficacy to increase booster seat use
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی شیمی بهداشت و امنیت شیمی
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Evaluation of the Boost ‘em in the Back Seat Program: Using fear and efficacy to increase booster seat use
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectivesRecent research supports the use of high-threat messages when they are targeted appropriately and designed to promote high efficacy as well as fear. This research examined the effectiveness of using a novel threat-appeal approach to encourage parents to place their children in booster seats and rear seats of vehicles.MethodA 6-min video-intervention was created and evaluated at after-school/daycare centers via an interrupted time series design with similar control sites for comparison. Caregivers (N = 226) completed knowledge and practice surveys and fear and efficacy estimations related to childhood motor vehicle hazards. Researchers observed booster-seat and rear-seat use in study site parking lots.ResultsCompared to baseline and control assessments, the treatment groups’ child passenger safety knowledge, risk-reduction attitudes, behavioral intentions, sense of fear related to the hazard, and sense of efficacy related to the recommended behaviors increased significantly. Further, observed overall restraint use and booster-seat use increased significantly following the intervention.ConclusionsApplying high-threat messages to child passenger safety interventions is promising and has the potential to be adapted to other health risk areas.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Accident Analysis & Prevention - Volume 41, Issue 1, January 2009, Pages 57–65
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