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CHILDREN'S PERCEPTION OF AND ANTICIPATED RESPONSES TO RISK
Author(s) -
DICKSON GORDON C. A.,
HUTCHISON GILLIAN E.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1988.tb00887.x
Subject(s) - psychology , perception , risk perception , developmental psychology , property (philosophy) , philosophy , epistemology , neuroscience
S ummary . The study examined children's awareness of, and potential response to, a number of different risks. These risks were categorised as either property risks (that is loss of or damage to property) or life risks (those causing personal injury to the child). Data were collected from 585 children aged 9 to 12 years old attending 12 primary schools in the Glasgow area. The tests were administered in booklet form during normal school hours. The results indicated that (a) the children were more aware of life risks than property risks; (b) the children responded more appropriately to potential property risks than to potential life risks; (c) the girls were more aware of life risks than the boys but there was no difference between boys and girls in terms of their behaviour towards potential life risks; (d) there was no difference between boys and girls in either their awareness of property risks or their anticipated behavioural response towards potential property risks.