000095896 001__ 95896 000095896 005__ 20241129133040.0 000095896 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.3390/ijerph17010316 000095896 0248_ $$2sideral$$a116825 000095896 037__ $$aART-2020-116825 000095896 041__ $$aeng 000095896 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-6159-2554$$aCarus, L.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000095896 245__ $$aSnowboarders’ knowledge of the FIS rules for conduct on ski slopes 000095896 260__ $$c2020 000095896 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000095896 5203_ $$aThe objective of the present study is to assess snowboarders’ general perceptions of safety and knowledge of existing rules and both active and passive knowledge of the International Ski Federation (FIS) regulations in order to contribute to defining target groups for specific educational interventions in the field of injury prevention. Data were drawn from random interviews conducted with 918 snowboarders during the 2017–2018 winter season at five ski resorts located in the Spanish Pyrenees. To collect the data, a questionnaire assessing personal characteristics (gender, age, origin, and self-reported skill), general perception of safety, general request for rules, and knowledge of existing rules was used. Pearson’s Chi-squared tests were performed to compare characteristics between groups. The study revealed, for accident prevention purposes, a concerning lack of general knowledge of existing rules. Risk-inducing situations that could result in severe injuries were largely assessed incorrectly. The appropriate intuitive behavior increases with age and experience: youths and beginners are less able to implement the FIS rules than older and more experienced snowboarders. Stakeholders, such as parents, ski resorts, clubs or schools, should direct educational efforts at high-risk groups. Further research is needed to determine the causal relation between snowboard-related injuries and disregard of FIS rules. 000095896 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 000095896 590__ $$a3.39$$b2020 000095896 591__ $$aPUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH$$b41 / 175 = 0.234$$c2020$$dQ1$$eT1 000095896 591__ $$aENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES$$b118 / 273 = 0.432$$c2020$$dQ2$$eT2 000095896 591__ $$aPUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH$$b68 / 202 = 0.337$$c2020$$dQ2$$eT2 000095896 592__ $$a0.747$$b2020 000095896 593__ $$aHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis$$c2020$$dQ2 000095896 593__ $$aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health$$c2020$$dQ2 000095896 593__ $$aPollution$$c2020$$dQ2 000095896 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000095896 700__ $$0(orcid)0009-0003-5216-3936$$aCastillo, I.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000095896 7102_ $$14012$$2650$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Direcc.Organiza.Empresas$$cÁrea Organización de Empresas 000095896 7102_ $$12007$$2265$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Métodos Estadísticos$$cÁrea Estadís. Investig. Opera. 000095896 773__ $$g17, 1 (2020), 316 [9 pp]$$pInt. j. environ. res. public health$$tInternational journal of environmental research and public health$$x1661-7827 000095896 8564_ $$s269837$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/95896/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000095896 8564_ $$s481463$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/95896/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000095896 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:95896$$particulos$$pdriver 000095896 951__ $$a2024-11-29-13:28:55 000095896 980__ $$aARTICLE