The roles of gender, age and cognitive development in children's pedestrian route selection

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 280-286

  Barton, B K ^a   Ulrich, T ^a   Lyday, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cognitive development; Developmental differences; Pedestrian route selection; Pedestrian safety

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INJURY; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WALKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); KNOWLEDGE; MALE; SAFETY; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84856548922     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01202.x     Document Type: Article

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