TY - JOUR
T1 - Increasing use of seat belts among kindergarten children
T2 - Skills beyond awareness
AU - Gidron, Yori
AU - Hochberg, Ronny
PY - 2003/7/1
Y1 - 2003/7/1
N2 - Participatory learning was previously found to increase seat belt use by children. However, cross-cultural generalizability, effects of intervention beyond enhancing awareness, and risk factors for nonuse of seat belts, were not addressed. This study examined the effects of such an intervention on seat belt use, and addressed these issues in an Israeli kindergarten. One week, and 1 day before the intervention, 29 and 20%, respectively, of children were fastened by parents. Significant increases were seen 1 day (71%) and 1 month after the intervention (65%). The intervention's effects generalize to an Israeli sample, are not merely due to enhancing awareness, and maintain over time.
AB - Participatory learning was previously found to increase seat belt use by children. However, cross-cultural generalizability, effects of intervention beyond enhancing awareness, and risk factors for nonuse of seat belts, were not addressed. This study examined the effects of such an intervention on seat belt use, and addressed these issues in an Israeli kindergarten. One week, and 1 day before the intervention, 29 and 20%, respectively, of children were fastened by parents. Significant increases were seen 1 day (71%) and 1 month after the intervention (65%). The intervention's effects generalize to an Israeli sample, are not merely due to enhancing awareness, and maintain over time.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0037561546&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/jcop.10051
DO - 10.1002/jcop.10051
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0037561546
SN - 0090-4392
VL - 31
SP - 315
EP - 319
JO - Journal of Community Psychology
JF - Journal of Community Psychology
IS - 4
ER -