Parental perception of social risk and of positive potentiality of outdoor autonomy for children: The development of two instruments

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 437-453

  Prezza, Miretta ^a   Alparone, Francesca Romana ^b   Cristallo, Carmela ^a   Luigi, Secchiano ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; City; Independent mobility; Neighbourhood relations; Outdoor freedom; Parental perception of social risk; Perception of Positive Potentiality of Outdoor Autonomy for Children Scale; Personal fear of crime; Presence of green; Sense of community; Social Danger Perception Scale; Urban context

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644664187     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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