Towards a structured understanding of caregivers’ safety behaviour in the domestic and driveway setting

Kerry Ann Armstrong; Hanna Thunstrom; Jeremy D Davey

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2012.12.020

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Towards a structured understanding of caregivers’ safety behaviour in the domestic and driveway setting

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Towards a structured understanding of caregivers’ safety behaviour in the domestic and driveway setting

Kerry Ann Armstrong, Hanna Thunstrom and Jeremy D Davey

Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol.52, pp.39-43

2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2012.12.020

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Abstract

slow-speed driveway run-over

paediatric injury prevention

Slow speed run-overs represent a major cause of injury and death among Australian children, with higher rates of incidents being reported in Queensland than in the remaining Australian states. Yet, little attention has been given to how caregivers develop their safety behaviour in and around the driveway setting. To address this gap, the current study aimed to develop a conceptual model of driveway child safety behaviours among caregivers of children aged 5 years or younger. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 26 caregivers (25 females/1 male, mean age, 33.24 years) from rural and metropolitan Queensland. To enable a comparison and validation of findings from the driveway, the study analysed both driveway and domestic safety behaviours. Domestic safety behaviours were categorised and validated against driveway safety behaviours, uncovering a process of risk appraisal and safety behaviour that was applicable in both settings (the Safety System Model). However, noteworthy differences between the domestic and driveway setting were uncovered. Unlike in the domestic setting, driveway risks were perceived as shifting according the presence of moving vehicles, which resulted in inconsistent safety behaviours. While the findings require further validation, they have implications for the design and implementation of driveway run-over interventions.

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Title: Towards a structured understanding of caregivers’ safety behaviour in the domestic and driveway setting
Authors: Kerry Ann Armstrong (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Hanna Thunstrom (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Jeremy D Davey (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Publication details: Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol.52, pp.39-43
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd.
Date published: 2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2012.12.020
ISSN: 0001-4575; 0001-4575
Copyright note: Copyright ©. This is the Author's version of a work that was accepted for publication in Accident Analysis and Prevention. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Accident Analysis and Prevention, [VOL 58, (2013)] DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2012.12.020
Organisation Unit: Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451476002621
Output Type: Journal article

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