How young people comminicate risks of snowmobiling in northern Norway : a focus group study.
This study aims to understand how the risks of snowmobiling are communicated among northern Norwegian youths. A qualitative design with focus group interviews was chosen. Interviews centred on safety precautions and estimation of risks related to snowmobiling and driving patterns. Eighty-one student...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/4125 2023-05-15T15:55:24+02:00 How young people comminicate risks of snowmobiling in northern Norway : a focus group study. Mehus, Grete Germeten, Sidsel Henriksen, Nils Oddbjørn 2011 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/4125 eng eng University of Oulu International Journal of Circumpolar Health 70(2011) nr. 2 s. 205-214 FRIDAID 801755 1239-9736 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/4125 URN:NBN:no-uit_munin_3845 openAccess VDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260::Cognitive psychology: 267 VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260::Kognitiv psykologi: 267 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed 2011 ftunivtroemsoe 2021-06-25T17:53:16Z This study aims to understand how the risks of snowmobiling are communicated among northern Norwegian youths. A qualitative design with focus group interviews was chosen. Interviews centred on safety precautions and estimation of risks related to snowmobiling and driving patterns. Eighty-one students (31 girls and 50 boys) aged between 16 and 23 years from 8 high schools were interviewed in 17 focus groups that were segregated by gender. Interview data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Boys and girls communicated differently about risks. Peer-group conformity appeared stronger among boys than girls. Boys did not spontaneously relate risks to their snowmobile activities, while girls did. Boys focused upon training, coping and balance between control and lack of control while driving. Girls talked about risks, were aware of risks and sought to avoid risky situations, in contrast to boys. Boys’ risk communication in groups was about how to manage challenging situations. Their focus overall was on trying to maintain control while simultaneously testing their limits. Three risk categories emerged: those who drive as they ought to (mostly girls), those who occasionally take some risks (boys and girls) and those who are extreme risk-takers (a smaller number of boys). Perceptions of and communication about risk are related to gender, peer group and familiarity with risk-taking when snowmobiling. Northern Norwegian boys’ driving behaviour highlights a specific need for risk reduction, but this must also draw upon factors such as acceptance of social and cultural codes and common sense related to snowmobiling. Article in Journal/Newspaper Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Northern Norway University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Norway |
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VDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260::Cognitive psychology: 267 VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260::Kognitiv psykologi: 267 Mehus, Grete Germeten, Sidsel Henriksen, Nils Oddbjørn How young people comminicate risks of snowmobiling in northern Norway : a focus group study. |
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This study aims to understand how the risks of snowmobiling are communicated among northern Norwegian youths. A qualitative design with focus group interviews was chosen. Interviews centred on safety precautions and estimation of risks related to snowmobiling and driving patterns. Eighty-one students (31 girls and 50 boys) aged between 16 and 23 years from 8 high schools were interviewed in 17 focus groups that were segregated by gender. Interview data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Boys and girls communicated differently about risks. Peer-group conformity appeared stronger among boys than girls. Boys did not spontaneously relate risks to their snowmobile activities, while girls did. Boys focused upon training, coping and balance between control and lack of control while driving. Girls talked about risks, were aware of risks and sought to avoid risky situations, in contrast to boys. Boys’ risk communication in groups was about how to manage challenging situations. Their focus overall was on trying to maintain control while simultaneously testing their limits. Three risk categories emerged: those who drive as they ought to (mostly girls), those who occasionally take some risks (boys and girls) and those who are extreme risk-takers (a smaller number of boys). Perceptions of and communication about risk are related to gender, peer group and familiarity with risk-taking when snowmobiling. Northern Norwegian boys’ driving behaviour highlights a specific need for risk reduction, but this must also draw upon factors such as acceptance of social and cultural codes and common sense related to snowmobiling. |
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Mehus, Grete Germeten, Sidsel Henriksen, Nils Oddbjørn |
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How young people comminicate risks of snowmobiling in northern Norway : a focus group study. |
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How young people comminicate risks of snowmobiling in northern Norway : a focus group study. |
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Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Northern Norway |
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International Journal of Circumpolar Health 70(2011) nr. 2 s. 205-214 FRIDAID 801755 1239-9736 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/4125 URN:NBN:no-uit_munin_3845 |
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