Cloutier, Marie-Soleil 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8533-4784; Bergeron, Jacques et Apparicio, Philippe ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6466-9342
(2011).
Predictors of Parental Risk Perceptions: The Case of Child Pedestrian Injuries in School Context
Risk Analysis
, vol. 31
, nº 2.
pp. 312-323.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2010.01501.x.
Résumé
The objective of this article is to explore the factors that influence parental risk perceptions of child pedestrian injuries in the elementary school context. Parents (n= 193) from six different schools responded to a questionnaire on road safety, including a measure of their risk perception. Results of bivariate analyses show that eight variables are significantly related to risk perception. Environmental variables, as we measure them, were not significant, contrary to our initial hypotheses. Only three variables, parent's gender, perceived primary source of danger, and sense of control remained significant in OLS regression analyses (adjusted R2 of 0.16, F= 9.27; p= 0.00). Since parents’ perceptions of road risks are an important factor in their road safety practices and in their choice of transportation mode used for their child's journey to school, our analysis elucidates factors underlying these choices. Our results can help decisionmakers to design traffic injury prevention measures and to promote physical activity through the use of active modes of transport.
| Type de document: | Article |
|---|---|
| Mots-clés libres: | Child pedestrians; parents; risk perception; road safety; school context |
| Centre: | Centre Urbanisation Culture Société |
| Date de dépôt: | 09 oct. 2013 22:12 |
| Dernière modification: | 03 août 2022 13:42 |
| URI: | https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/1591 |
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