Evaluation of the Boost ‘em in the Back Seat Program: Using fear and efficacy to increase booster seat use

Will, Kelli England; Sabo, Cynthia; Porter, Bryan E.

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2008.09.007

Cited by 23 publications

(14 citation statements)

References 35 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Similar to our experience, Will et al (2009) confirmed the effectiveness of a threat appeal message to promote BPB use when delivered via a 6-min video at after-school programs and day care centers. Another study (Ebel et al 2003b) found that a message based on the precede-proceed model, focusing on increasing awareness and removing barriers to BPB purchase, was effective when delivered in community settings for populations with very low BPB use.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Boosting Restraint Norms: A Community-Delivered Campaign to Promote Booster Seat Use

García-España

Winston

2013

Traffic Injury Prevention

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The "Boosting Restraint Norms" social marketing campaign, distributed through community organizations combined with caregiver education and a one-time free distribution of BPBs, was effective in increasing BPB use. This study demonstrates the feasibility of utilizing community organizations with established audiences to spread the "No Regrets" messaging of the campaign in the community. This study also indicates that spreading evidence-based messages in this manner may effectively change behavior in populations that are often hard to reach. Future studies are needed in which this methodology is tested in additional communities and rural settings.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Boosting Restraint Norms: A Community-Delivered Campaign to Promote Booster Seat Use

García-España

Winston

2013

Traffic Injury Prevention

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…EE has been defined as “the process of purposely designing and implementing a media message to both entertain and educate, in order to increase audience members’ knowledge about an educational issue” (Singhal & Rogers, 2004, p. 5). The designs of EE interventions differ widely, from bi-weekly television soap operas (Papa et al, 2000) to one-time video interventions lasting less than ten minutes (e.g., Chiasson et al, 2009; Love, Mouttapa, & Tanjasiri, 2009; Will, Sabo, & Porter, 2009). They also greatly differ in regards to their subject matter, from sexually transmitted infection awareness (Downs et al, 2004), to breast cancer awareness and screenings (Borrayo, 2004; Jibaya et al, 2000), to the use of booster seats for children (Will et al, 2009).…”

Section: Interventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The designs of EE interventions differ widely, from bi-weekly television soap operas (Papa et al, 2000) to one-time video interventions lasting less than ten minutes (e.g., Chiasson et al, 2009; Love, Mouttapa, & Tanjasiri, 2009; Will, Sabo, & Porter, 2009). They also greatly differ in regards to their subject matter, from sexually transmitted infection awareness (Downs et al, 2004), to breast cancer awareness and screenings (Borrayo, 2004; Jibaya et al, 2000), to the use of booster seats for children (Will et al, 2009). Despite the wide variety of EE designs and content, research has consistently shown that EE has effectively increased viewers’ knowledge (Hether, Huang, Beck, Murphy, & Valente, 2008; Jibaya et al, 2000; H.…”

Section: Interventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Despite the wide variety of EE designs and content, research has consistently shown that EE has effectively increased viewers’ knowledge (Hether, Huang, Beck, Murphy, & Valente, 2008; Jibaya et al, 2000; H. A. Wilkin et al, 2007; Will et al, 2009), facilitated communication (Chiasson et al, 2009; Pappas-DeLuca et al, 2008; Wilkin et al, 2007), increased participants’ intention to act (Pappas-DeLuca et al, 2008; Will et al, 2009), and increased participants’ action (Chiasson et al, 2009; Will et al, 2009). The medium was appropriate for this target population, given that we wanted to connect with parents in an emotional way to demonstrate our understanding of their struggles, and then use that resulting alliance as an opening to provide education about sexuality and the harms of parent rejection, and to offer concrete behavioral guidance.…”

Section: Interventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Piloting Lead with Love: A Film-Based Intervention to Improve Parents’ Responses to Their Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Children

et al. 2013

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth are at increased risk for a variety of poor health outcomes, relative to their heterosexual counterparts, and recent research implicates family responses to a child’s sexual orientation as an important predictor of these health difficulties. Lead with Love is a 35-minute documentary-style preventive intervention created to improve parents’ behaviors toward their lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) children, by providing parents with support, information, and concrete behavioral guidance. The film was made available free online, and was promoted widely with a multi-media marketing campaign. In this paper we describe the theoretical and empirical rationale for the intervention, and report findings from pilot data collected in the first year after the film’s release. Specifically, we gathered data to examine the feasibility of reaching parents of LGB youth with this intervention, to determine whether it was acceptable, and to provide preliminary indicators of its potential efficacy. In the first 12 months after launch, 10,949 individuals viewed the film online. The film successfully reached parents of LGB youth (n = 1,865), including the hardest to reach parents: 21% had only learned about their child’s sexual orientation in the past month, 36% reported having an LGB child was “very” or “extremely” hard for them, and 86% had never obtained any other formal support for having an LGB child. Parents who completed a follow-up assessment immediately after the film reported significant pre- to post-film increases in self-efficacy for parenting an LGB child.

show abstract

“…The program presents parents with a 6-minute video that aims to “evoke a high sense of vulnerability to motor vehicle hazards and provide parents with the knowledge to protect one’s family from motor vehicle risks” 19. The study also showed several changes in parent’s perceptions of child passenger safety.…”

Section: Specific Programs/interventionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Protecting children: a survey of caregivers’ knowledge of Georgia’s child restraint laws

Strasser¹,

Whorton²,

Walpole³

et al. 2010

RMHP

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

IntroductionThe leading cause of injury and death among children in the United States is motor vehicle crashes. Even though restraint laws are in place and public awareness campaigns and educational interventions have increased, many children are still improperly restrained or not restrained at all. When correctly used, child restraints significantly reduce risk of injury or death.MethodsThe purpose of the study was to elicit caregiver baseline knowledge of car seat installation and regulation before receiving car seat education from certified technicians at Inspection Station events. Inspection Station is a program whereby staff assists parents in correctly positioning car seats in participants’ vehicles. Over an 8-week period, Safe Kids Cobb County Car Seat Technicians distributed a 16-item survey, with 10 knowledge-based questions and six demographic questions to Inspection Station participants. Descriptive statistics and t-tests were conducted to assess relationships between participant age, ethnicity, and gender with overall knowledge scores. Regression analysis was run to determine the association between participant education level and total child restraint knowledge.ResultsOne hundred sixty-nine surveys were completed. Participant knowledge of vehicular child restraint ranged from 0% to 90% on all items. Only 29.6% of caregivers understood the proper tightness of the harness system. Less than half of the caregivers (43.8%) were aware of the Georgia law requiring children aged 6 years and younger to be in some type of child restraint. Only 43.2% of caregivers surveyed knew that children need to ride in a rear-facing child restraint until 1 year of age and 20 pounds. No significant correlations between participant knowledge and age were found. Statistically significant associations were found between total knowledge scores and education level, ethnicity, and gender.DiscussionThe results from this study describe baseline knowledge among a sample of participants at Inspection Station activities held in Cobb County, Georgia. These results can help inform tailoring of future programming so that the impact of enhanced health education/prevention messages for intended populations can be maximized and health child injury risk related to improper restraints can be minimized.

show abstract

Evaluation of the Boost ‘em in the Back Seat Program: Using fear and efficacy to increase booster seat use

Cited by 23 publications

References 35 publications

Boosting Restraint Norms: A Community-Delivered Campaign to Promote Booster Seat Use

Boosting Restraint Norms: A Community-Delivered Campaign to Promote Booster Seat Use

Piloting Lead with Love: A Film-Based Intervention to Improve Parents’ Responses to Their Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Children

Protecting children: a survey of caregivers’ knowledge of Georgia’s child restraint laws

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About

Evaluation of the Boost ‘em in the Back Seat Program: Using fear and efficacy to increase booster seat use

Cited by 23 publications

References 35 publications

Boosting Restraint Norms: A Community-Delivered Campaign to Promote Booster Seat Use

Boosting Restraint Norms: A Community-Delivered Campaign to Promote Booster Seat Use

Piloting Lead with Love: A Film-Based Intervention to Improve Parents’ Responses to Their Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Children

Protecting children: a survey of caregivers&rsquo; knowledge of Georgia&rsquo;s child restraint laws

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About

Protecting children: a survey of caregivers’ knowledge of Georgia’s child restraint laws