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  • Title: Brief report: Increasing children's safe pedestrian behaviors through simple skills training.
    Author: Barton BK, Schwebel DC, Morrongiello BA.
    Journal: J Pediatr Psychol; 2007 May; 32(4):475-80. PubMed ID: 17012736.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: Hundreds of American children are killed and thousands more injured annually as pedestrians. Simple and effective interventions targeting behavioral changes in children are needed. METHODS: The present study tested a simple, skill-based training method for increasing safe pedestrian behaviors. Eighty-five children ages 5-8 participated. RESULTS: Children behaved more safely following training, indicating very brief training can produce at least short-term improvements in pedestrian behaviors. CONCLUSIONS: Results are discussed with regard to the involvement of parents in the practical application of a simple training procedure and future directions for pedestrian interventions.
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