Sibling supervision and young children's risk of injury: A comparison of mothers' and older siblings' reactions to risk taking by a younger child in the family

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 958-965

  Morrongiello, Barbara ^a   Schmidt, Sarah ^a   Schell, Stacy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Children; Injuries; Mothers; Risk; Siblings; Supervision

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; INJURY; SIBLING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; SIBLING; SIBLING SUPERVISION; VIDEOTAPE;

CANADA; GUELPH; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 77955096548     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.05.047     Document Type: Article

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