Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access originally published online on August 31, 2005
Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2006 31(6):540-551; doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsj073
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Understanding Unintentional Injury Risk in Young Children II. The Contribution of Caregiver Supervision, Child Attributes, and Parent Attributes
Psychology Department, University of Guelph
All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Barbara A. Morrongiello, Psychology Department, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1. E-mail: bmorrong{at}uoguelph.ca.
Received November 15, 2004; revisions received April 4, 2005, June 17, 2005 and July 28, 2005; accepted August 5, 2005
Objective To identify child and parent attributes that relate to caregiver supervision and examine how these factors influence child-injury risk. Methods Mothers completed diary records about supervision of their young child (2–5 years) when at home. Standardized questionnaires provided information about child attributes, maternal attributes, and children’s history of injuries. Results Correlations revealed that child attributes and parent attributes related both to actual maternal supervision and child-injury scores. Regression analyses to predict injury scores revealed child-temperament factors alone predicted all levels of severity (minor, moderately severe, and medically attended), but parent supervision also contributed to predict medically attended injuries. Conclusions Both child and parent factors influenced caregiver’s supervision of young children at home and related to child-injury risk. For medically attended injuries, child attributes and parent supervision both predicted risk, whereas for less serious injuries, child factors alone determined risk.
Key words: child temperament; children; determinants; supervision; unintentional injury.
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