title: Risk for minor childhood injury: an investigation of maternal and child factors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine how maternal and child characteristics interact to moderate injury rate and injury severity for young children.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this study, 149 mothers reported their toddlers' injuries over a 6-month period during biweekly interviews. Mothers completed questionnaires assessing parenting behaviors, psychological characteristics, and their children's injury-relevant behaviors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Maternal locus of control was found to moderate the association between children's risky behavior and child injury rate. Specifically, an external locus of control was associated with increased child injury rate for high-risk but not for low-risk children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings illuminate the potential importance of parental locus of control in moderating high-risk injury-relevant behavior.
authors.affiliation: 17 McAlester, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA. DamashekA@missouri.edu
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Damashek
authors.forename: Natalie A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Kenneth J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Sher
authors.forename: Lizette
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: Terri
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schweinle
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010290:Parents; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*