- Title
- Self-reported supervisory behavior and beliefs vs. actual observations of caregiver behavior at beaches
- Creator
- Petrass, Lauren; Blitvich, Jennifer; Finch, Caroline
- Date
- 2011
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/32141
- Identifier
- vital:5223
- Identifier
- ISSN:1932-9997
- Abstract
- This study examined self-reported supervisory behaviors of caregivers at beaches and ascertained whether self-reported supervision reflects observed behavior. Observations were conducted of caregiver/child pairs at 18 Australian beaches, with questionnaires subsequently completed by caregivers. Caregivers identified visual contact as essential for close supervision and proximity a key determinant in distinguishing supervision and close supervision. Supervisory behavior was associated with child age, while lifeguard patrol had no effect on supervision. All supervision statements from the PSAPQ-BEACH were associated with supervision. Only three statements were significant independent predictors of supervision. Comparisons suggest caregivers' self-reported supervisory behavior reflects actual supervision. As this is the first study of its kind, it is essential that further prospective research using mixed-method approaches build on this information.
- Relation
- International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education Vol. 5, no. 2 (May 2011), p. 199-209; http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/565900; http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/565904
- Rights
- © 2011 Human Kinetics, Inc.
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
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