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The safety attitudes of people who use multi-purpose recreation facilities as a physical activity setting
- Source :
- International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. 18:107-112
- Publication Year :
- 2011
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2011.
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Abstract
- Multi-purpose recreation facilities (MPRFs) are a popular setting for physical activity and it is therefore important that they are safe for all patrons. However, the attitudes of MPRF users towards safety are a potential barrier to the success of injury prevention programmes implemented within MPRFs. This article reports a survey of the safety attitudes of over 700 users of four indoor MPRFs. Factor analysis of 12 five-point Likert scale statements showed that the attitudes clustered around three major dimensions - the importance of safety, the benefits of safety and the perceptions of injury risk. Together, these three dimensions accounted for 49% of the variability in the attitudes. More than 85% of respondents agreed/strongly agreed that: safety was an important aspect of physical activity participation; being injured affected enjoyment of physical activity; people should adopt appropriate safety measures for all physical activity; and individuals were responsible for their own safety. The MPRF users, particularly women and older people, were generally safety conscious, believed in adopting safety measures, and were willing to take responsibility for their own safety. Facility managers can be confident that if they provide evidence-based injury prevention interventions in these settings, then users will respond appropriately and adopt the promoted behaviours.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
medicine.medical_specialty
Engineering
Adolescent
Applied psychology
Psychological intervention
Poison control
Risk Assessment
Occupational safety and health
Likert scale
Young Adult
Accident Prevention
Risk-Taking
Behavior Therapy
Surveys and Questionnaires
Injury prevention
medicine
Humans
Recreation
Aged
business.industry
Behavior change
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Human factors and ergonomics
Middle Aged
Health Surveys
Accidents
Physical therapy
Wounds and Injuries
Female
Self Report
Safety
business
Safety Research
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17457319 and 17457300
- Volume :
- 18
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3c7e17327ef511399b7313c928b1c327