Absence of psychosocial bias in the under-reporting of unintentional childhood injuries.
Bias resulting from under-reporting has been largely ignored by studies that have examined the relationships between psychosocial factors and unintentional childhood injuries. This study was part of a larger investigation that examined associations between psychosocial factors and unintentional childhood injuries in a sample of 781 children. Visits to an accident and emergency department and their general practitioners were used to determine whether the children or their mothers were under-reporters. "Under-reporters" were compared with "reporters" on a variety of family, behavioural, and development factors. The analyses showed that under-reporters did not differ significantly from the remainder of the sample in terms of psychosocial factors central to the main study.
Langley
J D
JD
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Otago Medical School, New Zealand.
Silva
P A
PA
Williams
S M
SM
D000061:Accidents, Home; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002657:Child Development; D003625:Data Collection; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology