Abstract
According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global drowning report (2017), drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide. Drowning can occur anywhere there is water: oceans, seas, lakes, pools, bathtubs, rivers or water collection on the side of the road, etc. In many countries, there are drowning prevention programs for children and adults. The two most commonly used strategiesagainst drowning are the presence of lifeguards in public places and the use of protected areas that could prevent most of the drownings. The main aim of the present study is to examine the individual differences in a Big Five plus Two (BF+2) personality traits in lifeguards and non-lifeguards (including students). The subsample of lifeguards represented 122 male respondents who were, at the time of the survey, licensed as lifeguards (60.9%) or were in training for lifeguards—candidates (39.1%). The subsample of students represented 138 male respondents who were studying at the University of Novi Sad. The results indicate that lifeguards in comparison to students are more extraverted, open to experience, and conscientious, less neurotic, and aggressive. Both positive and negative valence are higher in student subsample. All of the above traits are desirable traits for people working as lifeguards.
Highlights
According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global drowning report [1], drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide, accounting for 7% of all injury-related deaths
The reliability of the dimensions of the BF+2 questionnaire ranges from the good to the very good on the whole sample and the subsamples
The highest positive correlationon the whole sample is present between the Aggression and Negative valence dimensions, which is unsurprising because more aggressive people are usually more inclined to manipulate in order to achieve their own goal
Summary
According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global drowning report [1], drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide, accounting for 7% of all injury-related deaths. This report shows that age is one of the major risk factors for drowning, and the highest drowning rates are among children 1–4 years, globally. Males are especially at risk of drowning, with twice the overall mortality rate of females. Children who live near open water sources, such as ditches, ponds, irrigation channels, or pools, are especially at risk. Drowning accounts for 75% of deaths in flood disasters. It is very important that people (especially children) are aware of the dangers that exist when staying in or around bodies of water. There are drowning prevention programs for children
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