Almost on topic: risk homeostasis

An interesting article

@ARTICLE{Morrongiello2007/5,
author = {Barbara A. Morrongiello and Beverly Walpole and Jennifer
Lasenby},
year = {2007/5},
title = {Understanding children's injury-risk behavior: Wearing
safety gear
can lead to increased risk taking},
journal = {Accident Analysis \& Prevention},
volume = {39},
pages = {618-623},
number = {3},
abstract = {The present study examined whether school-age children
show risk compensation
and engage in greater risk taking when wearing safety gear compared
to when not doing so when running an obstacle course containing
hazards
that could lead to physical injury. Because sensation seeking has
been shown to influence risk taking, this child attribute was also
assessed and related to risk compensation. Children 7-12 years of
age were videotaped navigating the obstacle course twice, once
wearing
safety gear and once without safety gear, with reverse directions
used to minimize possible practice effects. The time it took the
child to run through the course and the number of reckless behaviors
(e.g., falls, trips, bumping into things) that the child made while
running the course were compared for the gear and no-gear conditions.
Results indicated that children went more quickly and behaved more
recklessly when wearing safety gear than when not wearing gear,
providing
evidence of risk compensation. Moreover, those high in sensation
seeking showed greater risk compensation compared with other
children.
Implications for childhood injury prevention are discussed.},
keywords = {Children; Unintentional injury; Safety gear; Risk
taking; Risk compensation}
}

John Kane wrote:
An interesting article

@ARTICLE{Morrongiello2007/5,
author = {Barbara A. Morrongiello and Beverly Walpole and Jennifer
Lasenby},
year = {2007/5},
title = {Understanding children's injury-risk behavior: Wearing
safety gear
can lead to increased risk taking},

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...0d12de 2a73a0

http://tinyurl.com/3dbleo

It looks quite interesting, but at 30USD, I am not going
to buy a copy.

The real question is whether the extra risks the kids were
taking more than outweighed the protection from the safety
gear.

Martin.

On 21 Aug, 16:24, John Kane wrote:
An interesting article

@ARTICLE{Morrongiello2007/5,
author = {Barbara A. Morrongiello and Beverly Walpole and Jennifer
Lasenby},
year = {2007/5},
title = {Understanding children's injury-risk behavior: Wearing
safety gear
can lead to increased risk taking},
journal = {Accident Analysis \& Prevention},
volume = {39},
pages = {618-623},
number = {3},
abstract = {The present study examined whether school-age children
show risk compensation
and engage in greater risk taking when wearing safety gear compared
to when not doing so when running an obstacle course containing
hazards
that could lead to physical injury. Because sensation seeking has
been shown to influence risk taking, this child attribute was also
assessed and related to risk compensation. Children 7-12 years of
age were videotaped navigating the obstacle course twice, once
wearing
safety gear and once without safety gear, with reverse directions
used to minimize possible practice effects. The time it took the
child to run through the course and the number of reckless behaviors
(e.g., falls, trips, bumping into things) that the child made while
running the course were compared for the gear and no-gear conditions.
Results indicated that children went more quickly and behaved more
recklessly when wearing safety gear than when not wearing gear,
providing
evidence of risk compensation. Moreover, those high in sensation
seeking showed greater risk compensation compared with other
children.
Implications for childhood injury prevention are discussed.},
keywords = {Children; Unintentional injury; Safety gear; Risk
taking; Risk compensation}

}


I wonder what safety gear they were wearing, and what percentage
covering. I.e. wearing full body armour versus wearing a pair of
protective gloves.

Martin Dann wrote:
John Kane wrote:

An interesting article

@ARTICLE{Morrongiello2007/5,
author = {Barbara A. Morrongiello and Beverly Walpole and Jennifer
Lasenby},
year = {2007/5},
title = {Understanding children's injury-risk behavior: Wearing
safety gear
can lead to increased risk taking},


http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...0d12de 2a73a0


http://tinyurl.com/3dbleo

It looks quite interesting, but at 30USD, I am not going to buy a copy.

The real question is whether the extra risks the kids were taking more
than outweighed the protection from the safety gear.

Martin.

Of course, this is closet helmet thread data.

On Aug 21, 12:27 pm, CoyoteBoy wrote:
On 21 Aug, 16:24, John Kane wrote:



An interesting article

@ARTICLE{Morrongiello2007/5,
author = {Barbara A. Morrongiello and Beverly Walpole and Jennifer
Lasenby},
year = {2007/5},
title = {Understanding children's injury-risk behavior: Wearing
safety gear
can lead to increased risk taking},
journal = {Accident Analysis \& Prevention},
volume = {39},
pages = {618-623},
number = {3},
abstract = {The present study examined whether school-age children
show risk compensation
and engage in greater risk taking when wearing safety gear compared
to when not doing so when running an obstacle course containing
hazards
that could lead to physical injury. Because sensation seeking has
been shown to influence risk taking, this child attribute was also
assessed and related to risk compensation. Children 7-12 years of
age were videotaped navigating the obstacle course twice, once
wearing
safety gear and once without safety gear, with reverse directions
used to minimize possible practice effects. The time it took the
child to run through the course and the number of reckless behaviors
(e.g., falls, trips, bumping into things) that the child made while
running the course were compared for the gear and no-gear conditions.
Results indicated that children went more quickly and behaved more
recklessly when wearing safety gear than when not wearing gear,
providing
evidence of risk compensation. Moreover, those high in sensation
seeking showed greater risk compensation compared with other
children.
Implications for childhood injury prevention are discussed.},
keywords = {Children; Unintentional injury; Safety gear; Risk
taking; Risk compensation}

}

I wonder what safety gear they were wearing, and what percentage
covering. I.e. wearing full body armour versus wearing a pair of
protective gloves.

The course was a small indoor obstacle course. From the diagram it
looks to be tires, pylons two stairs and a balance beam.

"Safety gear consisted of a helmet and wrist guards to protect
children from injury in the event they hit a wall, fell from the
balance beam or on the steps, or crashed into obstacles as they ran
the course"

The course was a small indoor obstacle course.

On Aug 21, 12:01 pm, Martin Dann wrote:
John Kane wrote:
An interesting article

@ARTICLE{Morrongiello2007/5,
author = {Barbara A. Morrongiello and Beverly Walpole and Jennifer
Lasenby},
year = {2007/5},
title = {Understanding children's injury-risk behavior: Wearing
safety gear
can lead to increased risk taking},

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...i=B6V5S-4MC0TH...

http://tinyurl.com/3dbleo

It looks quite interesting, but at 30USD, I am not going
to buy a copy.

The real question is whether the extra risks the kids were
taking more than outweighed the protection from the safety
gear.

Martin.

$30 ?? ACK. If you're anywhere near a university you should be able to
access it through their library.

Don't ask, don't tell?