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Abstract
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PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate parents' perception and behaviors in the case of a child safety accident.
Methods
The participants were 254 parents of children under 12 years old. Data were collected from October 12 to November 25, 2016 using self-report questionnaire.
Results
The mean score for parental perception and behaviors showed a high score of 3.12±0.30. In addition, the top three categories were drug management (3.45±0.54), prevention of burns (3.34±0.52), and vehicle safety (3.34±0.44). The overall difference in categories of perception and behaviors about child safety accidents according to demographic characteristics of participants, was developmental age (F=5.616, p =.004). Most of the categories had significant correlation with other categories.
Conclusion
Findings in this study show parental perception and behaviors were relatively high. It is recommended that safety education for parents should be done for a healthy life for their children.
Keywords: 사고, 행동, 부모, 인식, 안전
Keywords: Accidents, Behavior, Parents, Perception, Safety
Language: ko |