Effects of parental viewing of children's risk behavior on home safety practices

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 571-580

  Brown, Keri J ^a,c   Roberts, Michael C ^b   Mayes, Sunnye ^b   Boles, Richard E ^b  

^a The Heart Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood injury; Home safety; Injury prevention; Parental vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLAY; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SIMULATION; VIDEORECORDING;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 25144438074     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsi044     Document Type: Article

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