Chinese Preschoolers' Risk-Taking Behaviors: A Tripartite Relation

Autor/inn/en	Hao, Jun; Hsueh, Yeh
Titel	Chinese Preschoolers' Risk-Taking Behaviors: A Tripartite Relation
Quelle	In: International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 12 (2018), Artikel 10 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1976-5681
DOI	10.1186/s40723-018-0049-y
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Preschool Children; Student Behavior; Risk; Injuries; Knowledge Level; Safety; Student Characteristics; Rural Youth; Siblings; Low Income Groups; Prevention; Safety Education; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Risiko; Wissensbasis; Sicherheit; Rural area; Rural areas; Youth; Ländlicher Raum; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Sibling; Geschwister; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Sicherheitserziehung
Abstract	Unintentional injury has been a leading threat to Chinese children. Children's risk-taking is influenced by their evaluation of risky behavior and related safety knowledge, which also vary considerably by child and family characteristics. In light of the Health Belief Model, the current study (1) proposes and tests a tripartite relation among Chinese preschoolers' safety knowledge, evaluations of risk, and risk-taking behavior; (2) examines how the tripartite relation varies by child, family, and residential characteristics. Preschooler-caregiver dyads (N = 217) completed questionnaires and interviews. The results confirmed the existence of the tripartite relation in Chinese preschoolers. Rural children, children with siblings, and those from families with low SES or high mobility, all demonstrated less safety knowledge, viewed risk-taking behaviors as unlikely to result in injury, and exhibited more risky behaviors. This study is the first to consider these issues in a sample of preschoolers. The findings suggest that preschool injury prevention programs should address preschoolers' safety knowledge and evaluative skills along with those of their caregivers. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01