IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/ben/tospsj/v11y2018i1p50-59.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Protection Motivation Theory (PMT), Risk of Drowning, and Water Safety Perceptions of Adult Caregivers/Parents

Author

Listed:
  • Kevin Moran

    (Faculty of Education, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand)

  • Jonathon Webber

    (Department of Anaesthesiology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand)

  • Teresa Stanley

    (Research Manager, WaterSafe Auckland Inc (WAI), Auckland, New Zealand)

Abstract

Background : While the circumstances surrounding drowning incidents in high income countries are well known, little is known about how members of the public perceive the risk of drowning and their role in drowning prevention. Objective : The purpose of the study was to analyze caregiver/parent perceptions of the risk of drowning in terms of risk (threat) appraisal processes and coping appraisal processes. Method : This study utilized Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to analyse parent’s perception of the risk of drowning as part of an evaluation of a water safety program. Participants (N = 174) completed a pre-intervention survey that sought information on their water competency, open water experience, previous instruction, and perceptions of drowning risk. Results : In terms of risk appraisal processes, more females, Asian peoples, and those with lower self-reported swimming and rescue competency perceived greater severity of drowning risk and greater vulnerability to that risk when swimming in open water. In terms of coping appraisal processes, males, non-Asian peoples and those with self-reported good swimming and rescue competencies were more likely to report confidence in the self-efficacy of their preventive actions. Conclusion : Considerable variations in risk (threat) appraisal and coping appraisal processes in respect of the risk of drowning were evident. The implications of the findings on water safety education are discussed. Ways of promoting water safety and drowning prevention are examined and recommendations for future research studies to address limitations of the study are made.

Suggested Citation

  • Kevin Moran & Jonathon Webber & Teresa Stanley, 2018. "Protection Motivation Theory (PMT), Risk of Drowning, and Water Safety Perceptions of Adult Caregivers/Parents," The Open Sports Sciences Journal, Bentham Open, vol. 11(1), pages 50-59, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ben:tospsj:v:11:y:2018:i:1:p:50-59
    DOI: 10.2174/1875399X01811010050
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://benthamopen.com/DOWNLOAD-PDF/TOSSJ-11-50/
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://benthamopen.com/ABSTRACT/TOSSJ-11-50/
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.2174/1875399X01811010050?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Howland, J. & Hingson, R. & Mangione, T.W. & Bell, N. & Bak, S., 1996. "Why are most drowning victims men? Sex differences in aquatic skills and behaviors," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 86(1), pages 93-96.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Condon, Bradly John & Sinha, Tapen, 2010. "Who is that masked person: The use of face masks on Mexico City public transportation during the Influenza A (H1N1) outbreak," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 95(1), pages 50-56, April.
    2. Ali Işın & Adnan Turgut & Amy E. Peden, 2021. "Descriptive Epidemiology of Rescue-Related Fatal Drowning in Turkey," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(12), pages 1-10, June.
    3. Jill Fortuin & Innocent Karangwa & Nongcebo Mahlalela & Cleeve Robertson, 2022. "A South African Epidemiological Study of Fatal Drownings: 2016–2021," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-10, November.
    4. Victor Gensini & Walker Ashley, 2010. "An examination of rip current fatalities in the United States," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 54(1), pages 159-175, July.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ben:tospsj:v:11:y:2018:i:1:p:50-59. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Rehana Raza (email available below). General contact details of provider: .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.