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An Educational Test of Health Behavior Models in Relation to Emergency Helping
Ist Teil von
Health psychology, 1992, Vol.11 (6), p.396-402
Ort / Verlag
United States: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Erscheinungsjahr
1992
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This study
used a true experimental design to evaluate the quality and occurrence of
emergency helping behavior among university first-aid students in response to a
supplemental educational unit designed to improve bystander helping. The
educational unit addressed the inhibitors of emergency helping behavior within
the framework of bystander behavior models and was delivered using several
behavior modification strategies. Using chi-square analysis, it was found that
the 43 treatment students exposed to the supplemental unit responded
appropriately to a simulated emergency more often than 41 similar control
students not exposed to the unit (32.6% vs. 7.3%, p = .004) and that the effect
was confined primarily to women (p = .001). Future emergency care education
incorporating similar theory-based educational strategies might improve trained
bystander responsiveness and thus enhance the efficiency of prehospital care.
Theoretical and future research implications are discussed.
Key words:
first-aid education, bystander behavior, emergency helping