TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Only kids who are fools would do that!: peer social norms influence children's risk-taking decisions
JO  - Journal of pediatric psychology
A1  - Morrongiello, Barbara A.
A1  - McArthur, Brae Anne
A1  - Kane, Alexa
A1  - Fleury, Reba
SP  - 744
EP  - 755
VL  - 38
IS  - 7
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0146-8693
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jst019
ID  - ref1
ER  -