TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Do parental decision-making patterns predict compliance with use of child booster seats?
JO  - International journal of injury control and safety promotion
A1  - Shimony-Kanat, Sarit
A1  - Gofin, Rosa
A1  - Kienski Woloski Wruble, Anna C.
A1  - Mann, Leon
SP  - 53
EP  - 57
VL  - 25
IS  - 1
N2  - Booster seat use for 4-9 year olds remains the lowest of all age groups in many countries. The objective of this study is to examine whether parents' decision-making patterns, as measured by the Melbourne Decision Making Questionnaire, relate to car booster seat use. Israeli parents of 4-7 years old children (n = 398) answered a questionnaire about car safety and decision-making habits. Ninety per cent of parents reported having a booster seat; 70.5% reported consistent booster seat use in general and on short drives during the last month (booster seat use compliance index). Greater compliance index was positively related to a vigilant decision-making pattern, passenger compliance with rear seat belts and families with fewer children. Lower booster seat use compliance index was associated with buck-passing decision-making pattern. Health professionals and policy-makers should take into account parents' habitual decision-making patterns when designing interventions for car booster seat compliance.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1745-7300
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2017.1323930
ID  - ref1
ER  -