Based on the observation of higher injury risk in boys and male adolescents compared with those of girls the present study discusses reasons for this phenomenon. Subsequently, concepts of gender-specific traffic education were deduced.
An analysis of literature indicates multicausal conditions of different accident rates between boys and girls. Therefore, interactions between physical, psychological, and social determinants of accidents have to be considered. Particularly, "unconfident", "aggressive" and "risky" behaviour are affected by personal conditions, strongly related with high accident rates, and could help to clarify different accident rates between boys and girls.
Semi-structured interviews with experts from traffic education, school, and leisure education corroborate the results of the literature analysis. It becomes apparent that risky behaviour and therefore higher injury rates are closely connected to boys‘ handling of their own gender role. Thus, gender role should play an important role in traffic education.
Based on literature analysis and expert interviews gender-related measures were developed that focus especially on behavioural errors and risk seeking of children and adolescents. In these measures the reflection and demonstration of boys’ gender role is a significant element. The meaning-fulness of these topics could be corroborated in discussions with experts.
An analysis of literature indicates multicausal conditions of different accident rates between boys and girls. Therefore, interactions between physical, psychological, and social determinants of accidents have to be considered. Particularly, "unconfident", "aggressive" and "risky" behaviour are affected by personal conditions, strongly related with high accident rates, and could help to clarify different accident rates between boys and girls.
Semi-structured interviews with experts from traffic education, school, and leisure education corroborate the results of the literature analysis. It becomes apparent that risky behaviour and therefore higher injury rates are closely connected to boys‘ handling of their own gender role. Thus, gender role should play an important role in traffic education.
Based on literature analysis and expert interviews gender-related measures were developed that focus especially on behavioural errors and risk seeking of children and adolescents. In these measures the reflection and demonstration of boys’ gender role is a significant element. The meaning-fulness of these topics could be corroborated in discussions with experts.
