Effects of televised safety models on children's risk taking and hazard identification

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 157-163

  Potts, Richard ^a   Swisher, Lisa ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hazard identification; Risk taking; Television

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD INJURY; EDUCATION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TELEVISION; VIDEOTAPE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; TELEVISION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0031868788     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/23.3.157     Document Type: Article

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