Chiu Roni M Y, Chan Derwin K C
Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2024 Aug 12;14(8):701. doi: 10.3390/bs14080701.
Unintentional injuries pose a significant risk to children in early years globally. In particular, toddlers and preschoolers are vulnerable to injuries that occur at home. Despite the availability of preventive measures that can greatly reduce the risks of domestic injuries, some caregivers (e.g., parents) of children in early childhood may not fully implement these safety measures due to poor behavioral adherence or low awareness of the risk of domestic injury. Therefore, it is crucial to understand how caregivers in different cultural contexts approach injury prevention in the home environment. In this multi-cultural study, we investigated the motivational and belief processes underlying childhood domestic injury prevention among a total of 2059 primary caregivers (parents/guardians) of infant and toddlers (aged 2 to 6 years) across four societies, Australia (AU; N = 500), the United States (US; N = 500), Singapore (SG; N = 507), and Hong Kong (HK; N = 552), by applying the integrated model of self-determination theory (SDT) and theory of planned behavior (TPB). Our results support the key tenets of the integrated model and demonstrated cultural invariance model pathways across the four societies studied. In particular, the positive relationships among psychological need support, autonomous motivation, socio-cognitive beliefs, intention, and behavior adherence remained constant across societies. With a multi-cultural sample, this study provides valuable insights into the similarities and differences in motivation and beliefs surrounding childhood domestic injury prevention across these four societies.
意外伤害对全球幼儿构成重大风险。特别是，学步儿童和学龄前儿童容易在家中受伤。尽管有一些预防措施可以大大降低家庭伤害的风险，但一些幼儿（如儿童）的照顾者（如父母）可能由于行为依从性差或对家庭伤害风险的认识不足而没有充分实施这些安全措施。因此，了解不同文化背景下的照顾者如何在家庭环境中预防伤害至关重要。在这项多文化研究中，我们通过应用自我决定理论（SDT）和计划行为理论（TPB）的综合模型，调查了澳大利亚（AU；N = 500）、美国（US；N = 500）、新加坡（SG；N = 507）和中国香港（HK；N = 552）四个社会中总共2059名婴幼儿（2至6岁）的主要照顾者（父母/监护人）预防儿童家庭伤害的动机和信念过程。我们的结果支持了综合模型的关键原则，并展示了所研究的四个社会中的文化不变模型路径。特别是，心理需求支持、自主动机、社会认知信念、意图和行为依从性之间的积极关系在不同社会中保持不变。通过一个多文化样本，本研究为这四个社会中围绕儿童家庭伤害预防的动机和信念的异同提供了有价值的见解。
