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Date: 21 Aug 2007 08:24:39
From: John Kane
Subject: Almost on topic: risk homeostasis
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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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Date: 21 Aug 2007 14:16:52
From: Bill Sornson
Subject: Re: Almost on topic: risk homeostasis
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Don't ask, don't tell?
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Date: 21 Aug 2007 12:02:09
From: John Kane
Subject: Re: Almost on topic: risk homeostasis
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On Aug 21, 12:01 pm, Martin Dann <martin.d...@virgin.net > 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?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=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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Date: 21 Aug 2007 12:01:51
From: John Kane
Subject: Re: Almost on topic: risk homeostasis
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On Aug 21, 12:27 pm, CoyoteBoy <james.buc...@gmail.com > wrote:
> On 21 Aug, 16:24, John Kane <jrkrid...@gmail.com> 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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Date: 21 Aug 2007 09:27:58
From: CoyoteBoy
Subject: Re: Almost on topic: risk homeostasis
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On 21 Aug, 16:24, John Kane <jrkrid...@gmail.com > 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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Date: 21 Aug 2007 16:01:29
From: Martin Dann
Subject: Re: Almost on topic: risk homeostasis
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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?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V5S-4MC0THV-1&_user=10&_coverDate=05%2F31%2F2007&_rdoc=24&_fmt=summary&_orig=browse&_srch=doc-info(%23toc%235794%232007%23999609996%23651251%23FLA%23display%23Volume)&_cdi=5794&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_ct=27&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=dfc5b6f7c41dba3af4730d12de2a73a0
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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Date: 21 Aug 2007 12:59:02
From: catzz66
Subject: Re: Almost on topic: risk homeostasis
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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?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V5S-4MC0THV-1&_user=10&_coverDate=05%2F31%2F2007&_rdoc=24&_fmt=summary&_orig=browse&_srch=doc-info(%23toc%235794%232007%23999609996%23651251%23FLA%23display%23Volume)&_cdi=5794&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_ct=27&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=dfc5b6f7c41dba3af4730d12de2a73a0
>
>
> 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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