Journal article
The influences of demographics and individual differences on children's selection of risky pedestrian routes
Journal of pediatric psychology, Vol.32(3), pp.343-353
04/01/2007
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsl009
PMID: 16801325
Abstract
Thousands of American children under the age of 10 are injured annually as pedestrians. Despite the scope of this public health problem, knowledge about behavioral factors involved in the etiology of child pedestrian injury remains sparse. The present study considered the roles of age, gender, ethnicity, family income, and inhibitory control on children's selection of safe pedestrian routes.
Children's selections of risky pedestrian routes were examined in two laboratory analogue tasks. Multiple behavioral and self-report methods were used to measure temperamental inhibitory control.
Children from lower-income families, children of ethnic minority background, younger children, and those with less temperamental control selected riskier pedestrian routes.
Prevention efforts might be tailored to focus on children at higher risk for pedestrian injury, such as younger, under-controlled children.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The influences of demographics and individual differences on children's selection of risky pedestrian routes
- Creators
- Benjamin K Barton - University of Alabama at BirminghamDavid C Schwebel - University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of pediatric psychology, Vol.32(3), pp.343-353
- DOI
- 10.1093/jpepsy/jsl009
- PMID
- 16801325
- NLM abbreviation
- J Pediatr Psychol
- ISSN
- 0146-8693
- eISSN
- 1465-735X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2007
- Academic Unit
- Research Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984949175202771
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