‘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

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Giles, Audrey R., Strachan, Shaelyn, Stadig, Gwenyth, Baker, Ava C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2009
• Subjects: Canada; Northwest Territories; Tuktoyaktuk; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247409990180; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247409990180

ABSTRACT 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 understa...