Barton Benjamin K, Schwebel David C, Morrongiello Barbara A
University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
J Pediatr Psychol. 2007 May;32(4):475-80. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsl028. Epub 2006 Sep 30.
Hundreds of American children are killed and thousands more injured annually as pedestrians. Simple and effective interventions targeting behavioral changes in children are needed.
The present study tested a simple, skill-based training method for increasing safe pedestrian behaviors. Eighty-five children ages 5-8 participated.
Children behaved more safely following training, indicating very brief training can produce at least short-term improvements in pedestrian behaviors.
Results are discussed with regard to the involvement of parents in the practical application of a simple training procedure and future directions for pedestrian interventions.
每年有数百名美国儿童作为行人丧生，数千人受伤。需要针对儿童行为改变的简单有效的干预措施。
本研究测试了一种简单的、基于技能的训练方法，以增加安全的行人行为。85名5至8岁的儿童参与了研究。
训练后儿童的行为更安全，这表明非常简短的训练至少可以在短期内改善行人行为。
讨论了父母参与简单训练程序实际应用的结果以及行人干预的未来方向。
