Detailed Information on Publication Record
2016
Predictors of children´s successful defence against adult attacker
VÍT, Michal, Zdenko REGULI, Martin SEBERA, Jitka ČIHOUNKOVÁ, Martin BUGALA et. al.Basic information
Original name
Predictors of children´s successful defence against adult attacker
Authors
VÍT, Michal (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Zdenko REGULI (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Martin SEBERA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jitka ČIHOUNKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Martin BUGALA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Archives of Budo, Polsko, 2016, 1643-8698
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
30306 Sport and fitness sciences
Country of publisher
Poland
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Impact factor
Impact factor: 1.506
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14510/16:00090065
Organization unit
Faculty of Sports Studies
UT WoS
000377474800001
Keywords (in Czech)
tělesná výchova; úpoly; sebeochrana; obranná strategie; obranná akce; bojové dovednosti; viktimologie
Keywords in English
physical education; combatives; self-protection; protective strategy; defensive action; fighting skills; victimology
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 20/1/2023 17:18, PhDr. Michal Vít, Ph.D.
Abstract
V originále
Background & Study Aim The paper is based on the presumption that the probability of successful defence of a child against an adult attacker is influenced by diversity of variables with different predictive values. The aim of the study is to find the best predictors and determine their impact on children’s chance to defend themselves. Material & Methods The research sample consisted of n=48 students (n=40 female, n=8 male) from three secondary schools. The average age was 16.6 years. Six self-defence experts performed ex-post evaluation of each video recorded scenario. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, Classification trees C&RT and Logistic regression were used for analysis. Results Correlation between increasing personal score obtained by evaluation of selected criteria and the probability of a successful defence was confirmed by the high correlation rs=0.735 significance level of p < 0,050. Active defence, Escape and Technical means respectively, were found the best predictors out of the total number of six evaluation criteria. Communication and Safe distance keeping varied in the fifth position depending on the selected statistical method. Guard position was found the weakest predictor. Conclusions There are 13.88 times higher odds of successful defence when children are dealing with an adult attacker actively. The activity should be aimed at looking for an escape route as there are 7.69 times higher odds of successful defence when the child is trying to escape. Finally, there are 3.75 times higher odds of successful defence when the child uses appropriate technical means to distract attacker’s attention.