TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Age and gender differences in school-age children's appraisals of injury risk
JO  - Journal of pediatric psychology
A1  - Morrongiello, Barbara A.
A1  - Hillier, L. M.
SP  - 229
EP  - 238
VL  - 23
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To examine age and gender differences in children's perception of injury risk and to evaluate cognitive factors that relate to their appraisal of risk. METHODS: The participants were 120 children (6 to 10 years of age), who used a series of photographs, which depicted play activities that varied from no to high risk, to appraise injury risk. RESULTS: Children were able to distinguish varying degrees of injury risk. Boys rated risk as lower than girls, and 6-year-old children identified fewer risk factors and did so more slowly than 10-year-old children. For girls, perceived vulnerability to injury was the best predictor of injury risk ratings, whereas for boys it was judged severity of potential injury. CONCLUSIONS: Children's appraisal of risk and age and gender differences in related factors highlight important components for injury prevention programs.
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SN  - 0146-8693
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -