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Preschoolers’ perceptions of their mothers’ and fathers’ reactions to injury-risk behavior.
Study Details
- Authors
- Kathrine M Galligan, Janet E. Kuebli
- Published
- 2011
- Citation
- Galligan, Kathrine M. & Janet E. Kuebli. 2011. Preschoolers’ perceptions of their mothers’ and fathers’ reactions to injury-risk behavior. Accident Analysis and Prevention 43(4): 1316-1322.
Seventy-eight 3 year-old children participated in structured interviews. Boys reported wanting to engage in higher levels of risk than did girls. Children viewed mothers as allowing boys and girls to engage in similar levels of risk. Conversely, they viewed fathers as permitting higher levels of risk by boys than by girls. These findings are discussed in terms of family socialization.