School of Human Movement & Sport Sciences, University of Ballarat, Mt Helen, Victoria, Australia.
J Sci Med Sport. 2011 Mar;14(2):115-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2010.06.001.
Preventing sports injuries in children is important, but there is limited information about children's perceptions of injury risk or their injury beliefs and attitudes. This study investigated injury risk perceptions in a sample of junior sports participants across different age levels of play. Junior cricket players (n=284, aged 8-16) completed a survey about their injury risk perceptions. Survey questions asked about players' perceived injury risk to themselves compared to cricketers in general, as well as their perceived injury risk across different playing position, ground condition, and protective equipment use scenarios. Chi-square analysis found that risk perceptions were significantly higher in U12 and U14 players for both batting and fielding compared to U16 players and that U16 players had a higher risk perception associated with bowling. Players tended to see themselves as less likely to be injured than cricketers in general and perceived there to be a high risk of injury when fielding close to the batter and a comparatively low risk of injury when fielding in the outfield. Junior players also perceived there to be a high injury risk associated with playing on hard and bumpy grounds. Despite their relatively accurate perceptions of risk and appreciation for the importance of protective equipment, junior players need continual reminding of the importance of safety strategies by coaches and others. Coaches need to inform players that fielding injuries can occur anywhere on the ground, and include skills practice accordingly.
预防儿童运动损伤很重要，但关于儿童对受伤风险的认知或他们的受伤信念和态度的信息有限。本研究调查了不同年龄段青少年体育参与者样本中的受伤风险认知。284 名初级板球运动员（年龄 8-16 岁）完成了一份关于他们受伤风险认知的调查。调查问题询问了运动员与一般板球运动员相比对自己受伤风险的看法，以及他们在不同击球位置、场地条件和使用防护设备场景下的受伤风险看法。卡方分析发现，与 U16 球员相比，U12 和 U14 球员在击球和防守时的风险认知明显更高，而 U16 球员在投球时的风险认知更高。运动员倾向于认为自己比一般板球运动员受伤的可能性更小，并且认为在靠近击球手的地方防守时受伤的风险很高，而在外线防守时受伤的风险相对较低。青少年运动员也认为在坚硬和凹凸不平的场地上比赛受伤的风险很高。尽管他们对风险有相对准确的认识，并认识到防护设备的重要性，但初级运动员仍需要教练和其他人不断提醒安全策略的重要性。教练需要让运动员知道，在任何场地上都可能发生防守受伤的情况，并相应地包括技能练习。
