Re-thinking Drowning Risk
The Role of Water Safety Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours in the Aquatic Recreation of New Zealand Youth
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The risk of drowning associated with aquatic recreation is the consequence of many underlying water safety influences that operate at intrapersonal, interpersonal and community levels. A nationwide survey was completed by New Zealand youth (n=2202, 15 19 year olds) to obtain comprehensive data on what young people know, think and do about their safety during aquatic recreation. Almost all respondents had taken part in some swimming (98%) in the previous year. Risk of drowning was exacerbated among many students because they had poor safety skills and knowledge, held unsound attitudes, and ofte...
The risk of drowning associated with aquatic
recreation is the consequence of many underlying
water safety influences that operate at
intrapersonal, interpersonal and community levels. A
nationwide survey was completed by New Zealand youth
(n=2202, 15 19 year olds) to obtain comprehensive
data on what young people know, think and do about
their safety during aquatic recreation. Almost all
respondents had taken part in some swimming (98%) in
the previous year. Risk of drowning was exacerbated
among many students because they had poor safety
skills and knowledge, held unsound attitudes, and
often reported risky behaviours. For example, many
students estimated that they could not swim more
than 100 m (54%), had swum outside surf patrol flags
(61%) or never wore lifejackets (19%) during aquatic
recreation. Taken separately, any of these
dispositions is capable of heightening drowning
risk; taken collectively they offer strong
explanation as to why some youth are at greater risk
of drowning than others. When analysed by gender, a
lack of male water safety knowledge, a prevalence of
unsafe attitudes, and at-risk behaviours was
consistent and pronounced.
recreation is the consequence of many underlying
water safety influences that operate at
intrapersonal, interpersonal and community levels. A
nationwide survey was completed by New Zealand youth
(n=2202, 15 19 year olds) to obtain comprehensive
data on what young people know, think and do about
their safety during aquatic recreation. Almost all
respondents had taken part in some swimming (98%) in
the previous year. Risk of drowning was exacerbated
among many students because they had poor safety
skills and knowledge, held unsound attitudes, and
often reported risky behaviours. For example, many
students estimated that they could not swim more
than 100 m (54%), had swum outside surf patrol flags
(61%) or never wore lifejackets (19%) during aquatic
recreation. Taken separately, any of these
dispositions is capable of heightening drowning
risk; taken collectively they offer strong
explanation as to why some youth are at greater risk
of drowning than others. When analysed by gender, a
lack of male water safety knowledge, a prevalence of
unsafe attitudes, and at-risk behaviours was
consistent and pronounced.
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