Citation

Morrongiello BA, Bryant L, Cox A. Infant Behav. Dev. 2021; 63: e101561.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.infbeh.2021.101561

PMID

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Abstract

Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death for young children and many result from them doing injury-risk behaviors in the home. There are a number of questionnaire measures of injury-risk behaviors for children 2 years and older, but none that apply during infancy. The current study addressed this gap. Parents completed the new Infant/Toddler-Injury Behavior Questionnaire when infants were pre-mobile (sitting independently) and mobile (walking independently), with diary measures of injuries and risk behaviors taken continuously throughout this period. Validated questionnaire measures of chaos and routines in the home were also completed. The IT-IBQ showed positive associations with injuries, risk behaviors, and degree of chaos in the home, and was negatively associated with family routines. The results provide evidence for criterion validity and suggest that the new measure holds promise as one that can aid in identifying infants who are likely to engage in injury-risk behaviors.

Language: en

Keywords

Injuries; Measurement; Infants; Risk behaviors