Swimming between the flags: A preliminary exploration of the influences on Australians' intentions to swim between the flags at patrolled beaches

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1831-1838

  White, Katherine M ^a   Hyde, Melissa K ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beach safety; Drowning; Risk perceptions; Swimming; Theory of Planned Behaviour

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; BEACHES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

BEACH SAFETY; DROWNING; PERCEIVED BEHAVIOURAL CONTROLS; SAFETY BEHAVIOURS; SUBJECTIVE NORM; SWIMMING; SWIMMING BEHAVIOURS; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; SOCIAL CONTROL; STANDARD; SWIMMING; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BATHING BEACHES; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; DROWNING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; SAFETY; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SWIMMING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049378258     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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