@article{ref1,
title="Implications of Parental Influence on Child/Adolescent Helmet Use in Snow Sports",
journal="Clinical journal of sport medicine",
year="2012",
author="Provance, Aaron J. and Engelman, Glenn H. and Carry, Patrick M.",
volume="22",
number="3",
pages="240-243",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this study was to assess the influencing factors in participants who do not use a helmet while skiing or snowboarding in the youth population. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SETTING: The 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 ski seasons at the Crested Butte Mountain Resort. PARTICIPANTS: Children and adolescents between the ages of 6 to 17 years and their parents were enrolled in the study. Two hundred six children/adolescents participated. INTERVENTIONS: None. Independent variables include age, gender, parental helmet use, ski/snowboard helmet past protection, and child/adolescent reason for wearing/not wearing helmet. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: None. Dependent variables include child/adolescent helmet use. RESULTS: Fifty-one percent were male and 49% were female. One hundred seventy-one (83%) reported that they wear a ski/snowboard helmet, and 35 (17%) reported that they did not wear a ski/snowboard helmet. There was a significant relationship between parental helmet use and child helmet use (P ≤ 0.0001). Of the 171 children/adolescents who reported wearing a helmet, 124 (72.5%) reported that wearing a helmet protected them in an accident. Of the 171 children/adolescents who reported wearing a helmet, 87.7% said that safety was the reason for wearing a helmet. The most common reason for not wearing a ski/snowboard helmet was comfort. CONCLUSIONS: Parent's helmet-wearing behavior was strongly associated with the child/adolescent's helmet-wearing behavior. The results demonstrate the overwhelming influence parental helmet use has on their child/adolescent's decision to wear a helmet.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1050-642X",
doi="10.1097/JSM.0b013e3182410335",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0b013e3182410335"
}