Don't be scared, you don't have to wear your lifejacket’

Using the theory of planned behaviour to understand lifejacket usage in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada

Bibliographic Data

ID9224264
AuthorsAudrey R Giles (0000-0003-1396-0628, University of Ottawa), Shaelyn M Strachan (0000-0003-2683-1454, University of Ottawa), Shaelyn Strachan, Gwenyth Stadig, Gwenyth S Stadig (University of Ottawa), Ava C Baker (University of Calgary)
Year2010
Volume46
Issue4
Pages328-335
Publication date2010-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolar Record (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-2474 • E-ISSN: 1475-3057
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0032247409990180
OpenAlexW2090641206
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited16

Water related activities result in a large number of fatalities annually throughout Canada, especially in the Canadian north, where drowning rates are up to ten times the national average. This study used participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and archival research to understand why residents of Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories (NWT) rarely wear lifejackets. Three themes emerged. Firstly residents largely perceive lifejackets to be inaccessible, secondly drownings are attributed to factors other than failing to wear a lifejacket and thirdly lifejacket use is not encouraged by important individuals in the community. It is suggested that successful lifejacket promotion for this population requires drowning prevention programmes that move away from simplistic approaches that encourage people to wear lifejackets and instead must utilise an approach that addresses each component of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB)

Control (management) · Geography · Management · Political science · Population · Promotion (chess) · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Theory of planned behavior · Demography · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Psychology · Traffic and Road Safety · Urban Transport and Accessibility

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