Striking a Balance Between Risk and Protection: Fathers' Attitudes and Practices Toward Child Injury Prevention
Striking a Balance Between Risk and Protection: Fathers' Attitudes and Practices Toward Child Injury Prevention
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DOI：
10.1097/dbp.0b013e31821bd1f5
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发表时间：
2011-09-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Olsen, Lise
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作者：
Brussoni, Mariana;Olsen, Lise
目的：了解父亲对他们愿意让子女面临的风险程度以及他们认为必要的保护程度的态度、决定和做法。方法：在不列颠哥伦比亚省对32名2 ~ 7岁儿童的父亲进行了不同样本的访谈。问题涉及父亲的作用和与子女的典型活动、儿童安全问题和做法。扎根理论方法指导数据分析。结果如下：父亲们认为，他们的角色的一个核心方面是通过身体和以游戏为基础的活动，与孩子一起积极探索世界。父亲决定活动的适当性，在保护孩子和让他们接触风险和新经验之间取得平衡。大多数父亲高度重视为其子女提供冒险机会，并讨论了风险和经历轻伤的许多积极方面。在权衡有关风险参与的决定时，考虑了严重伤害的可能性。提出了一个理论模型，概述了4个决策特征，以达到平衡。结论：伤害预防干预措施可以从理解父亲对孩子安全的意义和优先事项中受益，创建与父亲产生共鸣的项目以增加相关性。为了最大限度地取得成功，信息应考虑到父亲的决策特点，纳入健康冒险对儿童发展的重要性，并教导父亲如何在与孩子一起积极冒险的情况下尽量减少受伤的可能性。
Objectives: To gain understanding of fathers' attitudes, decisions, and practices regarding the level of risk they are willing to expose their children to and the level of protection they feel is necessary. Methods: Interviews were conducted with a diverse sample of 32 fathers of children aged 2 to 7 years in British Columbia. Questions addressed fathers' roles and typical activities with their children, child safety concerns and practices. Grounded theory methods guided data analysis. Results: Fathers believed a central aspect of their role involved actively exploring the world with their children through physical and play-based activities. Fathers made decisions about the appropriateness of activities, striking a balance between protecting their child and exposing them to risk and new experiences. Most fathers placed high value on providing their children with risk-taking opportunities and discussed many positive aspects of risk and experiencing minor injuries. The potential for serious injury was considered in weighing decisions regarding risk engagement. A theoretical model outlining 4 decision-making characteristics for striking a balance is proposed. Conclusion: Injury prevention interventions can benefit from understanding the meanings and priorities fathers hold about their children's safety, creating programs that resonate with fathers to increase relevance. To maximize success, messaging should consider fathers' decision-making characteristics, incorporate the importance of healthy risk taking for child development, and teach fathers how to minimize likelihood of injury in the context of being active and taking risks with their child.