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Increasing use of seat belts among kindergarten children: Skills beyond awareness
Author(s) -
Gidron Yori,
Hochberg Ronny
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.10051
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , generalizability theory , psychology , seat belt , developmental psychology , citizen journalism , psychiatry , engineering , political science , automotive engineering , law
Participatory learning was previously found to increase seat belt use by children. However, cross‐cultural generalizability, effects of intervention beyond enhancing awareness, and risk factors for nonuse of seat belts, were not addressed. This study examined the effects of such an intervention on seat belt use, and addressed these issues in an Israeli kindergarten. One week, and 1 day before the intervention, 29 and 20%, respectively, of children were fastened by parents. Significant increases were seen 1 day (71%) and 1 month after the intervention (65%). The intervention's effects generalize to an Israeli sample, are not merely due to enhancing awareness, and maintain over time. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comm Psychol 31: 315–319, 2003.