Correlates of children's bicycle helmet use and short-term failure of school-level interventions

Pendergrast, Robert A.; Ashworth, Carolyn S.; DuRant, Robert H.; Litaker, Mark S.

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“…Activities aimed at both the children and their parents are likely to yield the best result. 31 It is important that interventions continue over a long period of time. 36 Otherwise, one runs the risk that the changes in attitudes will not endure.…”

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Bicycle helmet use among schoolchildren—the influence of parental involvement and children's attitudes

Berg

Westerling²

2001

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Objective-To study attitudes towards and use of bicycle helmets among schoolchildren; to determine whether these attitudes are associated with the involvement of parents and school in bike safety. Settings-Nine intermediate level schools and five upper level schools in two Swedish municipalities. Method-A survey with 1485 participants aimed at pupils aged 12-15 years conducted during late spring 1997. Associations between parent and school involvement and children's attitudes and helmet use were studied using LisRel analyses. Result-At some point during their school years, a majority of the children stopped wearing bicycle helmets. Of 12-13 year olds, 80% said that they had used helmets when they were younger but at the time of the study, only 3% aged 14-15 years used helmets. Use decreased significantly during school years (p<0.001). The majority stated they quit using helmets because they were ugly, silly, uncomfortable, or inconvenient. There was a strong association between parental involvement, children's attitudes, and helmet use. However, parent involvement decreased as the children grew older. Conclusion-To increase the voluntary use of bicycle helmets among schoolchildren their attitudes must be influenced. An intervention aimed at both parents and children may be required. (Injury Prevention 2001;7:218-222)

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Bicycle helmet use among schoolchildren—the influence of parental involvement and children's attitudes

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Westerling²

2001

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“…Before mandatory bicycle helmet use, observational surveys had indicated low wearing rates in all age groups. In May/June 1990, just before the introduction of the law, these rates were estimated to be 65% in children (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11) year olds), 21% in teenagers (12-17 years), and 36% in adults.' As these were voluntary wearing rates, the rate among children was considered to be quite high.…”

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Teenagers' attitudes towards bicycle helmets three years after the introduction of mandatory wearing.

Finch

1996

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OBJECTIVES AND SETTING: To address helmet wearing by 13-17 year olds this study posed the following research questions: 'Do education programs continue to be necessary even after the community wearing rate has increased?' and 'Are helmet laws more effective in encouraging wearing among certain age groups?' Victoria was the first place in the world to introduce bicycle helmet legislation. Experiences in Victoria therefore provide a good model for the introduction of similar legislation in other areas. This study is the first to examine teenagers' attitudes towards helmet wearing after the introduction of compulsory helmet wearing legislation. METHODS: A survey of 1240 year 9 and year 10 students, aged 13-17 years, from 14 secondary schools in the outer south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, was conducted in September 1993. Information about bicycle use, helmet wearing, and attitudes towards helmets was obtained by a self report questionnaire. RESULTS: Bicycles are a popular form of wheeled recreation/self transport among teenagers. 65% of teenagers reported that they owned a helmet but only one third wore a helmet the last time they rode a bicycle. Fewer than 25% of students always wore a helmet when they rode a bicycle, despite compulsory helmet wearing legislation. Major factors leading to teenagers not wanting to wear a helmet were appearance and comfort. Both safety considerations and parental pressures were factors that influenced a teenager to wear a helmet. CONCLUSIONS: The major areas that need to be addressed are low helmet wearing rates; the low priority given to safety issues compared with comfort and peer acceptance; an ignorance of the need for helmets in all riding situations; and a perception that the legislation would not be enforced.

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“…In spite of data indicating that bicycle helmet use can decrease the incidence of serious head injury by 85 percent (4), current observations confirm that the use of bicycle helmets remains low unless mandated by law (2,3,(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14). Estimates of children's helmet use ranged from 2-5 percent, and overall helmet use hovered around 10 percent in several baseline studies from the late 1980s.…”

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“…A 1990 middle-school intervention in Oakland County, MI, site of this study, did not include observational findings (16). The results of interventional studies have demonstrated inconsistent success in increasing helmet use rates (3,10,14).…”

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Rates of bicycle helmet use in an affluent Michigan county

Jacques

1995

Journal of Safety Research

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Bicycle helmet use in the United States has remained low despite clear demonstration of its beneficial effect on reducing the incidence of serious head injury. Overall helmet use was 24 percent; infants and toddlers had the highest rate of helmet use at 61 percent, followed by adults at 26 percent and schoolaged children at 17 percent. The strongest predictor of helmet use in all age categories was the presence of a helmeted companion. Adult helmet use was also positively predicted by riding in the street and by riding a racing-type bicycle. The use of a city-type bicycle negatively predicted helmet use. For nonadults, female sex and the use of a child seat or trailer were positive predictors. Fostering peer pressure to increase helmet use may be an effective yet relatively inexpensive way to achieve the goal of widespread use of bicycle helmets.

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Correlates of children's bicycle helmet use and short-term failure of school-level interventions

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Bicycle helmet use among schoolchildren—the influence of parental involvement and children's attitudes

Bicycle helmet use among schoolchildren—the influence of parental involvement and children's attitudes

Teenagers' attitudes towards bicycle helmets three years after the introduction of mandatory wearing.

Rates of bicycle helmet use in an affluent Michigan county

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