Department of Psychology, Western Michigan University, MI 49008, USA.
J Pediatr Psychol. 2013 Apr;38(3):265-75. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jss113. Epub 2012 Nov 11.
Research indicates that mothers' supervision protects children from injuries. However, little research has examined the role of fathers' supervision in children's injuries.
This study compared the role of maternal and paternal supervision in children's injury risk and severity using maternal reports.
Mothers (n = 170) of toddlers were interviewed for 6 months about their children's unintentional injuries.
Children were more likely to engage in high activity levels and were at higher risk for injury when being cared for by their fathers. Although higher supervision predicted lower injury risk for both mothers and fathers, fathers' close supervision (as reported by mothers) was a stronger predictor of injury risk than mothers' supervision.
Children's higher levels of activities may have accounted for their higher risk of injury when in their fathers' care. These findings indicate the need to include fathers in injury prevention efforts.
研究表明,母亲的监督可以保护孩子免受伤害。然而,很少有研究调查父亲监督在儿童受伤中的作用。
本研究使用母亲报告比较了母亲和父亲监督在儿童受伤风险和严重程度中的作用。
对 170 名幼儿的母亲进行了 6 个月的访谈,内容涉及孩子的意外伤害。
当孩子由父亲照顾时,他们更有可能进行高活动水平的活动,受伤风险也更高。尽管较高的监督对母亲和父亲都预示着较低的受伤风险,但母亲报告的父亲密切监督比母亲监督更能预测受伤风险。
孩子在父亲照顾时活动水平较高,可能导致他们受伤的风险更高。这些发现表明需要将父亲纳入伤害预防工作中。