@article{ref1,
title="An ecological stance on risk and safe behaviors in children: the role of affordances and emergent behaviors",
journal="New ideas in psychology",
year="2015",
author="Cordovil, Rita and Araújo, Duarte and Pepping, Gert-Jan and Barreiros, João",
volume="36",
number="",
pages="50-59",
abstract="Unintentional injuries are a major cause of disability and death among children. Initial strategies to address child safety issues have primarily either focused on the environment, trying to identify &quot;risk environments&quot;, or on the individual, trying to identify &quot;at risk children&quot;. More recently, the interaction between child and environment is starting to be addressed in order to enhance the understanding of childhood injuries. The present review suggests a framing of these studies in ecological theory, which implies that children with certain characteristics perceive certain affordances in the environment. In this context, risk may be considered a relational concept. The literature on risk prevention is reviewed and the role of caregivers in managing affordances is emphasized. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0732-118X",
doi="10.1016/j.newideapsych.2014.10.007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.newideapsych.2014.10.007"
}