Middle School Students' Perceptions of Safety: A Mixed-Methods Study

Autor/inn/en	Sweeney, Shannon M.; Von Hagen, Leigh Ann
Titel	Middle School Students' Perceptions of Safety: A Mixed-Methods Study
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 85 (2015) 10, S.688-696 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12298
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Student Attitudes; Mixed Methods Research; Educational Environment; School Safety; Student Surveys; Group Discussion; Statistical Analysis; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Student Behavior; Proximity; Aesthetics; Adults; Maintenance; Traffic Safety; New Jersey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Schülerverhalten; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Schülerbefragung; Gruppendiskussion; Statistische Analyse; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Student behaviour; Lebensnähe; Ästhetik
Abstract	Background: Active travel to school has been on the decline, despite its beneficial influence on children's current and future well-being. Adults' safety perceptions have been shown to influence children's active travel. Children's perceptions, particularly of safety, may be an important link not only to their present health and travel behaviors, but also their future health and behaviors. This study examined middle school students' perceptions of the built environment and safety. Methods: Overall, 776 students from 3 schools in Hudson County, New Jersey participated in a visual survey and structured, interactive classroom discussions. Emergent themes from the discussions were tested using multivariate statistical models. Results: Findings suggest that older students, boys, and students who self-identified as black, rated built environment scenes as safer. Students also perceived being near adults, traveling in a group, and using crosswalks as significantly safer and want additional recognition of these to further improve safety. Students perceived that being near a school, in daylight, and aesthetics as factors contributing to safety. Conclusions: Schools and municipalities may increase programs for students to travel in groups, prioritize maintenance in school zones, and increase the number of crossing guards, particularly outside the immediate school proximity to further improve safety. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01