BEHAVIOR AND PARENTAL EXPECTATIONS OF CHILD PEDESTRIANS

行人受伤是最常见的创伤致死原因。 对学龄儿童来说，这是导致残疾的重要原因。 我们研究的目标是确定父母的态度、信仰 以及可能增加受伤风险的行为。这项研究 将检验这样一个假设，即父母评估他们的能力 儿童的步行技能随儿童的年龄和年龄而变化 穿越任务的难度。 这项研究将比较儿童在过马路时的表现 对父母的任务、知识和发展评估 感知他们的孩子在这些任务中的表现。在每个 在三个发育/年龄水平(5-6、6-7、8-9)中，75名儿童和 他们的母亲将被招募，结果是225对受试者。 这些儿童将在实际的十字路口条件下接受测试。 以及一个经过良好测试的十字路口模拟。 家长将在相同的情况下接受检查，并被要求 报告他们对孩子们行为的估计。儿童 还将测试有关过马路的知识等 智力能力。家长将被要求完成同样的任务 测试，再次报告他们感知到的孩子的反应。这个 研究假设将通过适当的比较进行检验。 在父母和孩子的分数之间，控制必要的 混血儿。 这项研究将为更具体的干预措施提供依据。 包括旨在改变父母行为的程序。会的 也可以作为分析不匹配的模型 父母期望与子女在其他伤害问题上的表现 以及他们的预防措施。

Pedestrian injuries are the most common cause of death from trauma in young school-age children and an important cause of disability. The goal of our research is to identify parent attitudes, beliefs and behaviors which may increase the risk of injury. The study will test the hypothesis that parent's abilities to assess their children's pedestrian skills vary with the child's age and difficulty of the crossing task. The study will compare children's performance on street crossing tasks, knowledge and developmental assessment to parental perception of their children's performance of these tasks. At each of three developmental/age levels (5-6, 6-7, 8-9) 75 children and their mothers will be recruited, resulting in 225 subject-pairs. The children will be tested under actual street crossing conditions as well as with a well-tested simulation of street crossing. Parents will be examined in identical situations and asked to report on their estimates of the children's behavior. Children will also be tested on street crossing knowledge and on intellectual abilities. Parents will be asked to complete the same tests, again reporting on their perceived child's responses. The study hypothesis will be tested with appropriate comparisons between parent and child scores, controlling for necessary confounders. This study will provide the basis for more specific interventions, including programs directed at changing parent behavior. It will also serve as a model for the analysis of the mismatch between parent expectations and child performance in other injury problems and their prevention.