Fear and exhilaration in response to risk: An extension of a model of injury risk in a real-world context

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-15

  Cook, Scott ^a   Peterson, Lizette ^a   Dilillo, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MODEL; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK;

EID: 0033064538     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7894(99)80042-2     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Cohen, J. (1977). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences (Rev. ed.). Academic Press: New York.
2. Ginsburg, H. J., & Miller, S. M. (1982). Sex differences in children's risk-taking behavior. Child Development, 53, 426-428.
3. Horvath, P., & Zuckerman, M. (1993). Sensation seeking in risk appraisal, and risky behavior. Personality and Individual Differences, 14, 41-53.
4. Hyson, M. C., & Bollin, G. G. (1990). Children's appraisals of home and neighborhood risks: Questions for the 90s. Children's Environments Quarterly, 7, 50-60.
5. Matheny, A. P., Jr. (1987). Psychological characteristics of childhood accidents. Journal of Social Issues, 43, 45-60.
6. Miller, D. C., & Byrnes, J. P. (1997). The role of contextual and personal factors in children's risk taking. Developmental Psychology, 33, 814-823.
7. Peterson, L. (in press). Developmental process analysis of injury: Protective parenting practices and children's cognitive abilities. In J. W. Finkelstein & N. A. Krasnegor (Eds.), Injury in children and adolescents. New York: Garland Press.
8. Peterson, L., Gillies, R., Cook, S., Schick, B., & Little, T. (1994). Developmental patterns of expected consequences for simulated bicycle injury events. Health Psychology, 13, 218-223.
9. Rivara, F. P., & Mueller, B. A. (1987). The epidemiology and causes of childhood injuries. Journal of Social Issues, 43, 13-31.
10. Rodriguez, J. G., & Brown, S. T. (1990). Childhood injuries in the United States. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 144, 627-646.
11. Scheidt, P.C., & Workshop Participants. (1988). Behavioral research toward prevention of childhood injury. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 142, 612-617.
12. Schmitt, N. (1996). Uses and abuses of coefficient alpha. Psychological Assessment, 8, 350-353.
13. Zuckerman, M. (1979). Sensation seeking and risk taking. In C. E. Izard (Ed.), Emotions in personality and psychopathology (pp. 163-197). New York: Plenum.
14. Zuckerman, M. (1983). Sensation seeking and sports. Personality and Individual Differences, 4, 285-293.