What influences youth to operate all-terrain vehicles safely

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• Personal Author:
  Dellinger WA ; Grummon AH ; Heaney CA ; Wilkins JR III
• Description:
  The operation of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) by youth has contributed to the incidence of serious and fatal injuries among children. This study explored factors related to the frequency with which youth wore a helmet and refrained from engaging in three risky driving behaviors (driving at risky speeds, on paved roads and on unfamiliar terrain) while operating an ATV. Youth (n = 248) aged 9-14 from central Ohio and one of their parents completed self-report measures of ATV safety behaviors, youth general propensity for risk taking, protection motivation and parental behaviors to facilitate youth safety. Data from two focus groups provided insight on quantitative results. Analyses revealed considerable variation in the frequency with which youth performed the safety behaviors, with 13- and 14-year-olds reporting less frequent safe behavior than 9- to 12-year-olds. Multiple regression analyses suggested that parental behaviors, such as providing reminders to wear a helmet, were associated with more frequent helmet use but were not associated with risky driving behaviors. Youth's general propensity toward risk taking was not associated with helmet use and only associated with risky driving behaviors among the 13- and 14-year-olds. Self-efficacy was an important predictor across both age groups and behaviors. Implications for injury prevention are discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Age Factors Aging Agriculture Behavior Family Farmers Mortality Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Safety Management Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Adolescents Age-factors Age-groups Agricultural-workers Children Families Health-surveys Injuries Mortality-data Mortality-rates Mortality-surveys Personal-protective-equipment Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-programs Traumatic-injuries

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• ISSN:
  0268-1153
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045528
• Citation:
  Health Educ Res 2014 Jun; 29(3):533-546
• Contact Point Address:
  A. H. Grummon, Stanford Prevention Research Center, 1070 Arastradero Road, Suite 300, Palo Alto, CA 94304
• Email:
  annagrummon@gmail.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070901
• Source Full Name:
  Health Education Research
• End Date:
  20110831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9a421a31528b3215e084e2beeeeb5efc6d862676a04eb304b9294503e6f68c7a36d2cad74876555025377d3b57949b7c8ad0b491ce6c5233679efec16b756422
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200921/cdc_200921_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 205.13 KB ]