Child Pedestrians: The Role of Parental Beliefs and Practices in Promoting Safe Walking in Urban Neighborhoods
| Autor: | Susan DeFrancesco, Bernard Guyer, Patricia Mahoney, David Bishai, Shiu Ho, Andrea Carlson Gielen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Health Knowledge
Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Urban Population Poison control Walking Pedestrian Suicide prevention Article Occupational safety and health Developmental psychology Residence Characteristics Injury prevention Genetics Humans Medicine Parent-Child Relations Child Molecular Biology Genetics (clinical) business.industry Public health Accidents Traffic Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Social environment Human factors and ergonomics Advertising social sciences Urban Studies Social Class Child Preschool Baltimore population characteristics Safety business human activities Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine. 81:545-555 |
| ISSN: | 1099-3460 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to describe parents’ child pedestrian safety practices, knowledge, risk perceptions, and beliefs. We surveyed 732 parents from four elementary schools in urban neighborhoods that differed in income, and child pedestrian injury risks. Findings indicated that most parents taught their children street safety. Few (16%) knew basic pedestrian safety facts; 46% believed children younger than 10 years could safely cross streets alone; 50% believed a child pedestrian crash was likely. Parents in lower income neighborhoods reported the highest rates of unpleasant walking environments and concerns about drug dealers, crime, violence, and trash. We conclude that education should focus on children’s risk, developmental capabilities, and supervision needs. Promoting physical activity in urban neighborhoods, especially lower income ones, must address concerns about the physical and social environment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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