Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access originally published online on February 23, 2005
Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2005 30(7):553-561; doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsi042
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Contributions of Multiple Risk Factors to Child Injury
University of Alabama at Birmingham
All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to David C. Schwebel, Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1300 University Boulevard, CH 415, Birmingham, Alabama 35294. E-mail: schwebel{at}uab.edu.
Received December 15, 2003; first revisions received May 15, 2004; second revisions received July 2, 2004; accepted July 8, 2004
Objective Most previous research on etiological factors that predict childrens unintentional injuries has focused on single independent risk factors that predict injury, but psychological methods and theory lend themselves to simultaneous consideration of multiple risk factors that might together create an increased or decreased risk for injury. Method One approach to considering multiple risk factors of child injury, inspired by Lizette Petersons notion of process analysis, is to consider how risk factors serve in moderated, mediated, and mediated moderation roles to each other. We present two lines of research that exemplify such models.In each, multiple risk factors for child injury are considered within a single theoretical model. Conclusions Implications for understanding the etiology of childrens unintentional injuries and developing empirically derived injury prevention techniques are discussed.
Key words: injury; safety; mediation; moderation; mediated moderation.
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