OBJECTIVES: Using a prospective design, this research examined supervision of young elementary-school children at home and how this relates to child injury, parent permissiveness, and children's risk-taking propensity. METHODS: Mothers reported children's history of injuries and recorded home supervision over a 2-month interval on a weekly basis. Children independently completed diaries about daily events, including injuries. RESULTS: Children spent 24% of time alone, mostly supervised intermittently or not at all. Parent permissiveness was associated with increased time unsupervised, while children's risk-taking propensity was associated with decreased time unsupervised. Greater direct supervision was associated with fewer injuries, while more indirect and non-supervision time emerged as risk factors and were associated with more frequent injury. CONCLUSIONS: These results extend those from preschool-aged children and suggest that caregiver supervision influences risk of injury across a broad age range throughout childhood. Implications for children's safety are discussed.
OBJECTIVES: Using a prospective design, this research examined supervision of young elementary-school children at home and how this relates to childinjury, parent permissiveness, and children's risk-taking propensity. METHODS: Mothers reported children's history of injuries and recorded home supervision over a 2-month interval on a weekly basis. Children independently completed diaries about daily events, including injuries. RESULTS:Children spent 24% of time alone, mostly supervised intermittently or not at all. Parent permissiveness was associated with increased time unsupervised, while children's risk-taking propensity was associated with decreased time unsupervised. Greater direct supervision was associated with fewer injuries, while more indirect and non-supervision time emerged as risk factors and were associated with more frequent injury. CONCLUSIONS: These results extend those from preschool-aged children and suggest that caregiver supervision influences risk of injury across a broad age range throughout childhood. Implications for children's safety are discussed.
Authors: Mariana Brussoni; Rebecca Gibbons; Casey Gray; Takuro Ishikawa; Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter; Adam Bienenstock; Guylaine Chabot; Pamela Fuselli; Susan Herrington; Ian Janssen; William Pickett; Marlene Power; Nick Stanger; Margaret Sampson; Mark S Tremblay Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2015-06-08 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Barbara A Morrongiello; Amanda Cox; Rachel Scott; Sarah E Sutey Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2016-07-07 Impact factor: 3.390