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Risk taking in young Hispanic children.

C M Kennedy1, D A Rodriguez

  • 1Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0606, USA.

Journal of Pediatric Health Care : Official Publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners
|October 26, 1999
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Preschool Hispanic children show similar risk-taking behaviors regardless of gender or socioeconomic status. Higher acculturation correlated with increased injuries, but parental reports indicated low injury behaviors overall.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Health
  • Child Psychology
  • Cultural Anthropology

Background:

  • Understanding risk-taking and injury propensity in preschool-age Hispanic children is crucial.
  • Examining personality, behavior, and cultural factors influencing children's risk-taking is essential for injury prevention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine risk-taking and daring behavior in preschool-age Hispanic children.
  • To identify personality, behavioral, and cultural aspects related to injury risk in children.

Main Methods:

  • Study involved 45 preschool-age Hispanic children and their parents from a primary care setting.
  • Data collected via Acculturation Scale, Child Shyness Report, Injury Report, Injury Behavior Checklist, and the Child Sensation Seeking Profile projective technique.

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Main Results:

  • Risk-taking and daring behaviors were consistent across gender and socioeconomic status.
  • Higher acculturation levels were associated with increased actual injuries.
  • Parental reports of children's injury behaviors were low compared to other populations, with discrepancies noted between parent perception and child self-report.

Conclusions:

  • Primary care providers should consider ethnic variations in injury rates and causes for effective prevention programs.
  • Findings can inform health promotion goals, particularly for pediatric nurse practitioners (PNPs).