TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - The safety attitudes of people who use multi-purpose recreation facilities as a physical activity setting
JO  - International journal of injury control and safety promotion
A1  - Finch, Caroline F.
A1  - Otago, Leonie
A1  - White, Priscilla
A1  - Donaldson, Alex
A1  - Mahoney, Mary
SP  - 107
EP  - 112
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
N2  - Multi-purpose recreation facilities (MPRFs) are a popular setting for physical activity and it is therefore important that they are safe for all patrons. However, the attitudes of MPRF users towards safety are a potential barrier to the success of injury prevention programmes implemented within MPRFs. This article reports a survey of the safety attitudes of over 700 users of four indoor MPRFs. Factor analysis of 12 five-point Likert scale statements showed that the attitudes clustered around three major dimensions - the importance of safety, the benefits of safety and the perceptions of injury risk. Together, these three dimensions accounted for 49% of the variability in the attitudes. More than 85% of respondents agreed/strongly agreed that: safety was an important aspect of physical activity participation; being injured affected enjoyment of physical activity; people should adopt appropriate safety measures for all physical activity; and individuals were responsible for their own safety. The MPRF users, particularly women and older people, were generally safety conscious, believed in adopting safety measures, and were willing to take responsibility for their own safety. Facility managers can be confident that if they provide evidence-based injury prevention interventions in these settings, then users will respond appropriately and adopt the promoted behaviours.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1745-7300
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2010.510249
ID  - ref1
ER  -