- Title
- Can you swim? An exploration of measuring real and perceived water competency
- Creator
- Moran, Kevin; Stallman, Robert; Kjendlie, PerLudvik; Dahl, Dagmar; Blitvich, Jennifer; Petrass, Lauren; McElroy, G. Keith; Goya, Toshiaki; Teramoto, Keisuke; Matsui, Atsunori; Shimongata, Shuji
- Date
- 2012
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/63354
- Identifier
- vital:4922
- Identifier
- http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84874159552&partnerID=40&md5=1b7074590d4472412806ba8906db10ae
- Identifier
- ISSN:1932-9997
- Abstract
- Little is known about the relationship between real and perceived water competence among youth in the context of drowning prevention or of their perceptions of their risk of drowning. This study reports the findings of an international project entitled Can You Swim? Collegiate physical education students (n = 373) were assessed in a two-part study using an initial questionnaire survey to provide self-estimates of water competency and risk perception, followed by six practical tests in the water. Correlation coefficients between perceived and real swimming (rs = 0.369) and floating (rs = 0.583) skills were significant but only moderate in strength. No significant gender differences in real or perceived water competency were found. Significantly more males than females estimated lower risk of drowning associated with a series of aquatic scenarios (p = 0.016). The implications of these findings on drowning prevention and the need for further investigation are discussed. © 2012 Human Kinetics, Inc.
- Relation
- International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education Vol. 6, no. 2 (2012), p. 122-135
- Rights
- Copyright 2012 Human Kinetics, Inc.
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- Water competency; Drowning prevention; Risk perception
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