Athletic Participation and Seatbelt Omission among U.S. High School Students

Autor/inn/en	Melnick, Merrill J.; Miller, Kathleen E.; Sabo, Donald F.; Barnes, Grace M.; Farrell, Michael P.
Titel	Athletic Participation and Seatbelt Omission among U.S. High School Students
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 37 (2010) 1, S.23-36 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198107308377
Schlagwörter	Athletics; Subcultures; Athletes; At Risk Students; Adolescents; High School Students; Restraints (Vehicle Safety); Public Schools; Private Schools; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Urban Areas; Effect Size; Health Behavior; Social Influences; Youth Risk Behavior Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leichtathletik; Subculture; Subkultur; Athlet; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Private school; Privatschule; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Urban area; Stadtregion; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Sozialer Einfluss
Abstract	Although seatbelts save lives, adolescents may be disproportionately likely to omit their use. Using data from the 1997 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a national survey of more than 16,000 U.S. public and private high school students, the authors employed a series of logistic regression analyses to examine cross-sectional associations between past year athletic participation and regular seatbelt omission. Controlling for the effects of gender, age, race, parental education, and school urbanicity, student athletes were significantly less likely than nonathletes to report seatbelt omission. Separate gender-specific analyses showed that this effect was significant for girls but only marginally significant for boys; in addition, the effect was strongest for adolescents who participated on three or more school or community sports teams. Possible explanations for the relationship between athletic participation and seatbelt omission, including Jessor's problem behavior syndrome, prosocial sport subcultures, and sensation seeking, are considered. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10