Highlights Evaluation of a school-based cycling education program that addresses hazard- and self-awareness. Observed moderate increase in knowledge and confidence among study participants. Results suggested a moderate increase in cycling participation.

    Abstract Cycling education programs for children could play a role in promoting both cycling participation and cycling safety, and they exist in many countries – often in school settings. Evaluations have generally shown improvements in skills and knowledge, but effects on less-researched outcomes such as safety-related behaviour, crashes or injuries, cycling participation, and cycling confidence, are unclear. The present research evaluated Safe Cycle, an innovative Australian school-based program that addresses hazard awareness and overconfidence in addition to more typical content (e.g. handling skills), in terms of a comprehensive range of outcomes. Students from Years 4 to 8 (n = 108) completed online surveys in class before, immediately after, and approximately 14 weeks after, the 8-week program was delivered. Significant increases in knowledge and confidence were observed, while results also suggested increases in cycling participation. The program appeared to address illusory invulnerability effectively, but there was no evidence that the program improved safety-relevant cycling behaviours or experience of crashes. The benefits of Safe Cycle might be enhanced by including elements to increase motivation to perform safety-relevant behaviours and durability of program effects.


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    Titel :

    An evaluation of the effects of an innovative school-based cycling education program on safety and participation


    Beteiligte:
    Hatfield, J. (Autor:in) / Boufous, S. (Autor:in) / Eveston, T. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2019-02-18


    Format / Umfang :

    9 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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