TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Brief Report: Increasing Children's Safe Pedestrian Behaviors through Simple Skills Training
JO  - Journal of pediatric psychology
A1  - Barton, Benjamin K.
A1  - Schwebel, David C.
A1  - Morrongiello, Barbara A.
SP  - 475
EP  - 480
VL  - 32
IS  - 4
N2  - Objectives Hundreds of American children are killed and thousands more injured annually as pedestrians. Simple and effective interventions targeting behavioral changes in children are needed. Methods The present study tested a simple, skill-based training method for increasing safe pedestrian behaviors. Eighty-five children ages 5-8 participated. Results Children behaved more safely following training, indicating very brief training can produce at least short-term improvements in pedestrian behaviors. Conclusions 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0146-8693
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsl028
ID  - ref1
ER  -