Older siblings as potential supervisors of younger siblings: sibling supervisors' recognition of injury-risk behaviours and beliefs about supervisee risk taking and potential injury outcomes

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 581-586

  Morrongiello, B A ^a   Schell, S L ^a   Stewart, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Child safety; Perceptions; Siblings

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD REARING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; SIBLING; SIBLING RELATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; RISK-TAKING; SIBLING RELATIONS; SIBLINGS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84931005540     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cch.12175     Document Type: Article

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