TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - An Evaluation of The Great Escape: Can an Interactive Computer Game Improve Young Children's Fire Safety Knowledge and Behaviors?
JO  - Health psychology
A1  - Morrongiello, Barbara A.
A1  - Schwebel, David C.
A1  - Bell, Melissa
A1  - Stewart, Julia
A1  - Davis, Aaron L.
SP  - 496
EP  - 502
VL  - 31
IS  - 4
N2  - Objective: Fire is a leading cause of unintentional injury and, although young children are at particularly increased risk, there are very few evidence-based resources available to teach them fire safety knowledge and behaviors. Using a pre-post randomized design, the current study evaluated the effectiveness of a computer game (The Great Escape) for teaching fire safety information to young children (3.5-6 years). Method: Using behavioral enactment procedures, children's knowledge and behaviors related to fire safety were compared to a control group of children before and after receiving the intervention. Results: The results indicated significant improvements in knowledge and fire safety behaviors in the intervention group but not the control. Conclusion: Using computer games can be an effective way to promote young children's understanding of safety and how to react in different hazardous situations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0278-6133
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0027779
ID  - ref1
ER  -