Evaluation of the Boost 'em in the Back Seat Program: using fear and efficacy to increase booster seat use.
Evaluation of the Boost 'em in the Back Seat Program: using fear and efficacy to increase booster seat use.
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对后座增高座椅计划的评估:利用恐惧和功效来增加增高座椅的使用。
DOI:
10.1016/j.aap.2008.09.007
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发表时间:
2009
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通讯作者:
Porter,BryanE
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作者:
Will,KelliEngland;Sabo,CynthiaShier;Porter,BryanE
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.