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A Comparison of Beliefs Regarding Accidents, Injury and Prevention Behaviors Between Mothers and Teachers in Childcare Centers  

Kim, Hye-Gum (Department of Child Care Education, Dongnam Health College)
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Korean Journal of Child Studies / v.31, no.2, 2010 , pp. 169-182 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study sought to compare beliefs regarding injury, accidents, and prevention behaviors between mothers and teachers in childcare centers. The subjects were 252 mothers whose children were aged between 1 and 4 years old and 264 teachers in childcare centers. The data were analyzed using t-tests, ANOVA, and partial correlation. Our results were as follows; 1) Mothers believed that by experiencing minor injuries young children would learn to recognize risk and develop their abilities to endure pain. Mothers engaged in prevention behaviors in accidents less when compared to teachers in childcare centers. 2) Mothers and teachers in childcare centers whose ages were below 30-years-old and whose education levels were below high school tended to believe young children would learn to recognize risk through accidents, and they engaged in prevention behaviors in accidents less. 3) There was a negative correlation between injury beliefs and prevention behaviors in accidents.
Keywords
injury belief; prevention behavior of accident; teacher in childcare center;
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