Parents' attitudes, knowledge and behaviours relating to safe child occupant travel
Parents' attitudes, knowledge and behaviours relating to safe child occupant travel
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DOI：
10.1016/j.aap.2012.10.009
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发表时间：
2013-03-01
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Newstead, Stuart
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作者：
Koppel, Sjaan;Muir, Carlyn;Newstead, Stuart
这项研究调查了父母的态度，知识和行为有关的安全儿童乘员旅行后，新的澳大利亚立法，儿童约束系统（CRS）和机动车约束使用的7岁及以下的儿童。272名参与者完成了一份调查问卷，探讨了关于一般道路安全以及儿童乘员安全旅行的态度、知识和行为，其中至少有一名年龄在3至10岁之间的儿童居住在澳大利亚的维多利亚州。对问卷的答复显示，参与者对道路安全的态度、知识和行为总体上是相当积极的，大多数参与者报告说，他们在驾驶时限制饮酒或根本不喝酒（87%），以限速或低于限速的速度驾驶（85%），“总是”系安全带（98%）。然而，超过一半的参与者表示“有时”或“经常”（54%）会分心，一小部分参与者表示他们“有时”会进行侵略性驾驶（14%）。关于他们的态度，知识和行为有关的安全儿童乘员旅行，大多数参与者报告说，他们“总是”约束他们的孩子（99%）。然而，令人惊讶的是，有很高比例的参与者不知道他们的孩子从加高座椅转换到成人安全带的适当年龄阈值（53%）或他们的孩子坐在汽车前排乘客座位上的适当年龄（20%）。Logistic回归分析显示，家长对儿童乘员安全出行的认识与他们对道路安全的态度、知识和行为（如驾驶时饮酒习惯和CRS安全知识）显著相关。根据本研究的结果，提出了一些建议的战略，以提高家长的态度，知识和行为有关的安全儿童乘员旅行，以及未来的研究。(C)2012爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有。
This study investigated parents' attitudes, knowledge and behaviours relating to safe child occupant travel following new Australian legislation regarding child restraint system (CRS) and motor vehicle restraint use for children aged 7 years and under. A questionnaire exploring attitudes, knowledge and behaviours regarding general road safety, as well as safe child occupant travel, was completed by 272 participants with at least one child aged between 3 and 10 years residing in the Australian state of Victoria. Responses to the questionnaire revealed that participants' attitudes, knowledge and behaviours towards road safety in general were fairly positive, with most participants reporting that they restrict their alcohol consumption or do not drink at all while driving (87%), drive at or below the speed limit (85%) and 'always' wear their seatbelts (98%). However, more than half of the participants reported engaging in distracting behaviours 'sometimes' or 'often' (54%) and a small proportion of participants indicated that they 'sometimes' engaged in aggressive driving (14%). Regarding their attitudes, knowledge and behaviours relating to safe child occupant travel, most participants reported that they 'always' restrain their children (99%). However, there was a surprisingly high proportion of participants who did not know the appropriate age thresholds' to transition their child from a booster seat to an adult seatbelt (53%) or the age for which it is appropriate for their child to sit in the front passenger seat of the vehicle (20%). Logistic regression analyses revealed that parents' knowledge regarding safe child occupant travel was significantly related to their attitudes, knowledge and behaviours towards road safety in general, such as drinking habits while driving and CRS safety knowledge. Based on the findings of this study, a number of recommendations are made for strategies to enhance parents' attitudes, knowledge and behaviours relating to safe child occupant travel, as well as for future research. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.