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“As Long as There's No Mortal Risk” : The Perspectives of Members in Combat Arms Occupations on Children’s Outdoor Risky Play Bauer, Michelle; Giles, Audrey R.; Brussoni, Mariana

Abstract

Parents’ experiences with risk can influence their perspectives on their children’s outdoor risky play. Parents in combat arms occupations in the Canadian Armed Forces have unique experiences with risk, as their occupations regularly include encountering and successfully navigating risky environments in military operations. In this study, we conducted seven semi-structured interviews with parents in combat arms occupations and used risk and sociocultural theory. Our reflexive thematic analysis resulted in two main findings: (1) Members believed outdoor risky play was beneficial for children to experience and supported children’s engagement in it; and (2) members distinguished between children’s outdoor risky play-related non-serious and serious injuries. Our findings advance scholarly conversations on how risk may be perceived and negotiated more broadly in populations who engage with risk on a frequent basis.

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Title
“As Long as There's No Mortal Risk” : The Perspectives of Members in Combat Arms Occupations on Children’s Outdoor Risky Play
Alternate Title
Parents’ combat occupations and outdoor risky play
Creator
Bauer, Michelle; Giles, Audrey R.; Brussoni, Mariana
Contributor
B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Date Issued
2021
Description
Parents’ experiences with risk can influence their perspectives on their children’s outdoor risky play. Parents in combat arms occupations in the Canadian Armed Forces have unique experiences with risk, as their occupations regularly include encountering and successfully navigating risky environments in military operations. In this study, we conducted seven semi-structured interviews with parents in combat arms occupations and used risk and sociocultural theory. Our reflexive thematic analysis resulted in two main findings: (1) Members believed outdoor risky play was beneficial for children to experience and supported children’s engagement in it; and (2) members distinguished between children’s outdoor risky play-related non-serious and serious injuries. Our findings advance scholarly conversations on how risk may be perceived and negotiated more broadly in populations who engage with risk on a frequent basis.
Subject
Children and youth (0-19); Outdoor/risky play
Genre
Article; Postprint
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2023-06-21
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0416566
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/82248
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of; Pediatrics, Department of; Non UBC
Citation
Michelle E. E. Bauer, Audrey R. Giles & Mariana Brussoni (2021) “As long as there’s no mortal risk”: the perspectives of members in combat arms occupations on children’s outdoor risky play, Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health.
Publisher DOI
10.1080/2159676X.2021.2019097
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher; Postdoctoral
Rights URI
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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