Citation

Karazsia BT, Guilfoyle SM, Wildman BG. Child Care Health Dev. 2012; 38(3): 358-365.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, The College of Wooster, Wooster Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01243.x

PMID

21623871

Abstract

Background  Extensive research suggests that risk of injury is higher among young boys versus young girls. The present study examined a mediational model to identify mechanisms that may explain differences in injury risk. Methods  Reports of child behaviour and two indices of injury risk among 114 children in early childhood were obtained from parents in community-based paediatric medical centres. Results  Regression analyses and post-hoc examination of indirect effects supported a mediation model in which the relationship between child sex and child injury risk was explained by hyperactivity and inattention. Conclusions  Interventions that promote child well-being by targeting constellations of externalizing behaviour problems may simultaneously decrease paediatric injury risk.

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