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The Influences of Demographics and Individual Differences on Children's Selection of Risky Pedestrian Routes

Author(s) -

Benjamin K. Barton,

D. C. Schwebel

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

journal of pediatric psychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054

H-Index - 121

eISSN - 1465-735X

pISSN - 0146-8693

DOI - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsl009

Subject(s) - demographics , pedestrian , selection (genetic algorithm) , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , psychology , suicide prevention , occupational safety and health , medicine , environmental health , demography , transport engineering , computer science , engineering , artificial intelligence , sociology , pathology

Thousands of American children under the age of 10 are injured annually as pedestrians. Despite the scope of this public health problem, knowledge about behavioral factors involved in the etiology of child pedestrian injury remains sparse. The present study considered the roles of age, gender, ethnicity, family income, and inhibitory control on children's selection of safe pedestrian routes.

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