Mothers' Responses to Sons and Daughters Engaging in Injury-Risk Behaviors on a Playground: Implications for Sex Differences in Injury Rates

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 89-103

  Morrongiello, Barbara A ^a   Dawber, Tess ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood injuries; Risk taking; Sex differences; Socialization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIALIZATION;

CHILD; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; REINFORCEMENT, VERBAL; RISK-TAKING; SOCIALIZATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0034203853     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.2000.2572     Document Type: Article

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