@article{ref1,
title="Only kids who are fools would do that!: peer social norms influence children's risk-taking decisions",
journal="Journal of pediatric psychology",
year="2013",
author="Morrongiello, Barbara A. and McArthur, Brae Anne and Kane, Alexa and Fleury, Reba",
volume="38",
number="7",
pages="744-755",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: The current research examined the impact of peer social norms on the physical risk-taking decisions of elementary-school children. METHOD: Children 6-12 years of age completed a novel video-viewing decision task in which they observed risk and non-risk child behaviors on a playground and, after each behavior, indicated their willingness to model each of the behaviors in their own video, both before and after exposure to peer-communicated social norms (encouragement, discouragement). RESULTS: Exposure to peer social norms resulted in significant changes in risk taking, with changes predicted from ratings of perceived social norms and appraisals of injury vulnerability and severity. CONCLUSION: Exposure to peer social norms can provide another means by which injury prevention programs can aim to reduce injury-risk behaviors among school-age children.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0146-8693",
doi="10.1093/jpepsy/jst019",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jst019"
}