A longitudinal study of parents’ home-safety practices to prevent injuries during infancy

IF 2.4 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

International Journal of Behavioral Development Pub Date : 2024-08-16 DOI:10.1177/01650254241268561

Barbara A. Morrongiello, Amanda Cox, Lindsay Bryant

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Abstract

Unintentional injury represents a significant health threat to children, and infancy marks a particularly vulnerable stage. This multi-method study (questionnaire, diary) measured parents’ ( N = 143) use of three popular home-safety practices (teaching about safety, environment modification to reduce access to hazards, supervision) and child injury rates at two stages of motor development during infancy (sitting, walking). Associations between these three safety practices and parental beliefs (protectiveness needed, perceived benefits of the child experiencing minor injuries) were examined, as was the effectiveness of these three practices to prevent injury. Results revealed that different parental beliefs were associated with implementing different safety strategies at each motor development stage. Strategies were differentially effective depending on mobility status of the infant, with supervision being the only strategy that was effective to prevent injury at both motor development stages. Implications for developing safety messages to promote parents’ injury-prevention strategies are discussed.

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对父母预防婴儿期伤害的家庭安全措施的纵向研究

意外伤害是对儿童健康的重大威胁，而婴儿期是特别脆弱的阶段。这项研究采用多种方法（问卷调查、日记）测量了父母（143 人）在婴儿期运动发展的两个阶段（坐、走）使用三种常用家庭安全措施（安全教育、改善环境以减少危险、监督）和儿童受伤率的情况。研究还探讨了这三种安全措施与父母信念（所需的保护性、孩子受到轻微伤害的预期益处）之间的关系，以及这三种措施在预防伤害方面的有效性。结果显示，在每个运动发展阶段，父母的不同信念与实施不同的安全策略有关。根据婴儿的活动能力，不同策略的效果也不同，而监督是唯一一种在两个运动发育阶段都能有效预防伤害的策略。本文讨论了制定安全信息以促进父母预防伤害策略的意义。

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International Journal of Behavioral Development PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Behavioral Development is the official journal of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, which exists to promote the discovery, dissemination and application of knowledge about developmental processes at all stages of the life span - infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. The Journal is already the leading international outlet devoted to reporting interdisciplinary research on behavioural development, and has now, in response to the rapidly developing fields of behavioural genetics, neuroscience and developmental psychopathology, expanded its scope to these and other related new domains of scholarship. In this way, it provides a truly world-wide platform for researchers which can facilitate a greater integrated lifespan perspective. In addition to original empirical research, the Journal also publishes theoretical and review papers, methodological papers, and other work of scientific interest that represents a significant advance in the understanding of any aspect of behavioural development. The Journal also publishes papers on behaviour development research within or across particular geographical regions. Papers are therefore considered from a wide range of disciplines, covering all aspects of the lifespan. Articles on topics of eminent current interest, such as research on the later life phases, biological processes in behaviour development, cross-national, and cross-cultural issues, and interdisciplinary research in general, are particularly welcome.