Child pedestrian safety: Parental supervision, modeling behaviors, and beliefs about child pedestrian competence

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1040-1046

  Morrongiello, Barbara A ^a   Barton, Benjamin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child; Modeling; Parent; Pedestrian; Supervision

Indexed keywords

CHILD; MODELING; PARENT; PEDESTRIAN; SUPERVISION;

CROSSINGS (PIPE AND CABLE); HEALTH RISKS;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67949088077     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.06.017     Document Type: Article

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