title: Development of the BACKIE questionnaire: a measure of children's behaviors, attitudes, cognitions, knowledge, and injury experiences.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to develop a standardized questionnaire (BACKIE) that would assess the Behaviors (B), Attitudes (A), Cognitions (C), Knowledge (K), and Injury Experiences (IE) that elementary-school children possess pertaining to seven types of injuries, including: falls; motor vehicle collisions; burns; drowning; choking/suffocation; poisoning; and bicycle/pedestrian injuries.
  
  
  METHODS
  Over 500 children in grades two through seven completed the questionnaire, with a sub-sample repeating it two months later to assess test-retest reliability of the measure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Psychometric assessment of the instrument revealed acceptable internal and test-retest reliabilities and results of a Confirmatory Factor Analysis provided support for the hypothesized factor structure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Having a psychometrically sound measure that allows one to assess attitudes, cognitions, and knowledge is an essential first step to exploring the relative influence of these factors on children's risk and safety practices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, MacKinnon Building, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1. bmorrong@uoguelph.ca
authors.forename: Barbara A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Morrongiello
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cusimano
authors.forename: Benjamin K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Barton
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Orr
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chipman
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tyberg
authors.forename: Abhaya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kulkarini
authors.forename: Nazilla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khanlou
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Masi
authors.forename: Tsegaye
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bekele
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000402:Airway Obstruction; D002056:Burns; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D003071:Cognition; D003657:Decision Making; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario; D011041:Poisoning; D011594:Psychometrics; D012309:Risk-Taking; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards