Reliability and validity of a new instrument to measure tolerance of everyday risk for children

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 68-76

  Hill, A ^a   Bundy, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child development; Risk tolerance; Risky play

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; TRUST; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC; PARENTS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRUST;

EID: 84897050974     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2012.01414.x     Document Type: Article

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