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KMID : 1002420110120010071
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Journal of Korea Society for School Health Education
2011 Volume.12 No. 1 p.71 ~ p.89
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Characteristics of Risk Behavior Related to the School Accident between Male and Female Elementary School Students
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Lee Myung-Sun
Lee Hye-Jin
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to identify risk behavior related to the school accident between male and female elementary school students.
Methods: 838 School accident data provided by Seoul School Safety Council were analyzed by gender. Based on the results above, survey questionnaires on characteristics of school accident were developed. Self-reported data were collected from a sample population of 433 students in grade 5 to 6 students attending 4 elementary schools in Seoul.
Results: The students who answered they experienced the accident in school for the past 1 year, accounts 60.5% of male and 39.5% of females students, which has statistically significant difference. The male’s cases happened most around corridor/door, while female’s cases happened most in the playground/gymnasium. As for the accident risk behavior, male students had the risk behavior by using the personal belongings/toys, while the female students had much risk behavior related to physical facility/playground. When classifying the characteristics of risk behaviors according to the accident causes, male students showed higher score in the accident risk behaviors related to play/fight than in those of the female students(p<0.05).
Conclusions: Health care providers should develop school safety programs by characteristics of risk behavior between male and female elementary school students.
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KEYWORD
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School accident, Risk behavior, Gender differences
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