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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} } |
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Almost on topic: risk homeostasis
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Almost on topic: risk homeostasis
Don't ask, don't tell?
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