Dr. Barbara
Morrongiello
Professor, Department of Psychology,
Director, Child Development Research Unit,
2009
Morrongiello, B.A., Zdzieborski,
D., Lasenby-Lessard, J. & Sandomierski,
M. (2009). Video
messaging: What works to persuade mothers to supervise young children
more closely to
reduce injuries? Social Science & Medicine, 68, 1030-1037.
Morrongiello, B.A., Howard, A. Rothman, L.,
& Sandomierski, M. (2009). Once bitten, twice shy? Medically-attended injuries can sensitize
parents to children’s risk
of
injuries on playgrounds. Injury
Prevention, 15, 50-55.
Morrongiello,
B.A., Lasenby-Lessard, J., & Corbett, M. (2009).
Children’s risk taking in a gambling task and injury-risk situation: Evidence for domain specificity in risk
decisions.
Personality and Individual Differences,
46, 298-302.
Morrongiello, B.A., Cusimano,
M., Orr, E., Barton, B., Chipman, M., Tyberg, J., Kulkarini, A., Khanlou, N., Masi, R.,
& Bekele, T. (in press). Development of the
BACKIE
questionnaire: A
measure of children’s behaviors, attitudes, cognitions, knowledge, and injury
experiences related to seven types of unintentional injury.
Accident Analysis and Prevention.
Morrongiello, B.A., Walpole, B., & McCarthur, B. (in press). Brief Report: Young children’s
risk of unintentional injury: A comparison of mothers’ and fathers’
supervision beliefs
and reported practices. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
Morrongiello,
B.A., Corbett, M., & Brison, R.J. (in press).
Identifying predictors of medically-attended injuries to young children: Do
child and parent attributes matter?
Injury Prevention.
Morrongiello, B.A., Barton, B.,
& Duff, M. (in press). Child pedestrian safety: Parental supervision, modeling behaviors, and
beliefs about child pedestrian competence.
Accident Analysis & Prevention.
2008
Morrongiello, B.A., Pickett, W., Berg, R., Linneman, J., Brison, R., & Marlenga, B. (2008). Adult supervision and pediatric
injuries in the agricultural worksite:
What constitutes ‘adequate’ supervision? Accident
Analysis and Prevention, 40, 1149-1156.
Morrongiello, B. A., Klemencic, N. & Corbett, M. (2008). Interactions
between child behavior patterns and parent supervision: Implications for
children’s risk of
unintentional
injury. Child Development, 79, 627-638.
Morrongiello, B.A., Corbett, M., & Bellissimo, A. (2008). "Do as I say, not as
I do": Family influences on children's safety behaviors. Health
Psychology, 27, 498 – 503.
Morrongiello, B.A., & Schwebel, D. (2008). Gaps in childhood injury
research and prevention: What can developmental scientists contribute? Child
Development Perspectives,
2, 78-84.
Sinclair, K., Morrongiello, B.A. &
Dowd, D. (2008). Parenting behaviors and attitudes
about supervision among parents of acutely poisoned children. Ambulatory
Pediatrics,
8,
135 – 138.
Morrongiello, B. A., & Marks, L.
(2008). “Practice what you preach”: Induced hypocrisy as an
intervention strategy to reduce children’s risky playground behaviors. Journal
of Pediatric
Psychology, 33, 1117 - 1128.
Morrongiello, B.A., Cusimano,
M., Orr, E., Barton, B., Chipman, M., Tyberg, J., Kulkarini, A., Khanlou, N., Masi, R., & Bekele,
T. (2008). School-age
children’s safety attitudes,
cognitions,
knowledge, and injury experiences: Do these
relate to their safety practices? Injury Prevention, 14, 176-179.
Morrongiello, B.A., & Corbett, M.
(2008). Elaborating a conceptual model of young children’s risk of unintentional
injury: The importance of considering causal attributions.
Health Psychology Review, 2, 191-205.
2007
Emery, C., Hagel,
B., & Morrongiello, B.A. (2007). Injury prevention in child and
adolescent sport: Whose responsibility is it? Canadian Journal of Sports
Medicine, 16, 514-521.
Morrongiello, B.A., & Lasenby, J. (2007). The psychology of risk taking by
children: An integrative model and implications for intervention. Injury
Prevention, 13, 20-25.
Breslin, C., Polzer, J., MacEachen, E.,
Morrongiello, B.,A., & Shannon, H. (2007). Workplace injury or “part of the job”? Towards a gendered
understanding of injuries and complaints
among
young workers. Social Science & Medicine, 64, 782-793.
Morrongiello, B.A., MacIsaac, T., & Klemencic, N.
(2007). Older siblings as supervisors: Does this influence young
children’s risk of unintentional injury? Social Science & Medicine, 64,
807-817.
Morrongiello, B.A., Lasenby, J., & Walpole, B. (2007). Risk
compensation in children: Why do children show it in reaction to wearing safety
gear? Journal of Applied Developmental
Psychology, 28, 56-63.
Barton, B., Schwebel, D., & Morrongiello, B.A. (2007). Increasing children’s safe pedestrian behaviors through simple
skills training. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 32, 475-480.
Morrongiello, B.A., & Matheis,
S. (2007). Addressing the issue of child-injury prevention: A
behavioral intervention to reduce fall-risk behaviors on playgrounds. Journal
of Pediatric
Psychology, 32, 819-830.
Morrongiello,
B.A., Walpole, B., & Lasenby, J. (2007).
Understanding children’s injury-risk behavior: Wearing safety gear can lead to
increased risk taking. Accident Analysis &
Prevention, 39, 618-623.
Morrongiello,
B.A., Marlenga, B., Berg, R., Linneman,
J., & Pickett, W. (2007). A new approach to
understanding pediatric farm injuries. Social Science and Medicine,
65, 1364-1371.
Morrongiello,
B.A., Lasenby-Lessard, J., & Matheis,
S. (2007). Determinants of children's
risk taking behaviors: The role of cognitions and emotions. Journal of
Pediatric Psychology, 32,
926-937.
2006
Morrongiello, B.A., Corbett, M. McCourt, M., & Johnston, N.
(2006). Understanding Unintentional Injury-Risk in
Young Children. Part I. The Nature and Scope of Caregiver Supervision
of Children at Home.
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 31, 529-539.
Morrongiello, B.A., Corbett, M.
McCourt, M., & Johnston, N. (2006). Understanding
Unintentional Injury-Risk in Young Children. Part II. The Contribution
of Caregiver Supervision,
Child Attributes,
and Parent Attributes. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 31,
540-551.
Schwebel, D., Summerlin, A., Bounds, M, &
Morrongiello, B.A. (2006). The Stamp-in-Safety Program: A behavioral
intervention to reduce behaviors that can lead to unintentional
playground injury in
a preschool setting. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 31, 152 -
162.
Morrongiello, B.A., & Lasenby, J. (2006). Finding the
daredevils: Development of a sensation seeking scale for children that is
relevant to physical risk taking. Accident Analysis and
Prevention, 38(6), 1101-1106.
Khambalia, A., Brussoni, M., Raina,
P., Morrongiello, B., & Macarthur, C. (2006). A
systematic review of unintentional fall injuries in children birth to six
years. Part I: Risk and protective
factors.
Injury Prevention, 12, 378-381.
Morrongiello, B. A., Corbett, M., Lasenby, J.,
teaching about home
safety. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 27, 560-570.
Morrongiello,
B.A., Sandomierski, M., & Valla, J. Early
identification of children at risk of unintentional injury: Development of a
sensation seeking scale for children 2 through 5 years of age.
2009
Morrongiello, B. A.,
Howard, A., Rothman, L., & Sandomierski, M.
(April, 2009). Treating Playground
Injuries: A teachable moment? Presented at the meetings of the Society for
Advancement of
Violence and Injury Research,
Morrongiello, B. A.,
Corbett, M., & Brison, R. (April, 2009). What factors predict medically-attended
child injuries? Presented at the meetings of the Society for Advancement of
Violence and
Injury Research,
Corbett, M., &
Morrongiello, B.A. (April, 2009). Peer
influences on children’s risk taking decisions. Presented at the meetings
of the Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research,
Corbett, M., &
Morrongiello, B.A. (April, 2009). "Go
higher!"- Understanding friendship as a context for children's physical
risk taking decisions. Presented at the Society for Research in Child
Development meetings,
Morrongiello, B. A.,
(April, 2009). Growing up on farms:
Exploring the interplay of multiple risk factors for injury. Presented as
part of a symposium entitled: “Cultural and Contextual Influences on
Pediatric Injury: An Interdisciplinary Approach” at the Society for
Research in Child Development meetings,
Barton, B. K., &
Morrongiello, B. A. (April, 2009). The role of environment and
executive functioning in children's pedestrian behaviors. Presented at the Society for Research in
Child Development
meetings,
Morrongiello, B. A.,
& Barton, B. (April, 2009). Child
Pedestrian Safety: Parental Supervision, Modeling Behaviors, and Beliefs about
Child Pedestrian Competence. Presented at the Society for Research
in Child Development meetings,
2008
Morrongiello, B.A., Klemenic,
N., & Corbett, M. (March, 2008). Children’s
risk of injury: Exploring interactions between parent and child behavioral
characteristics. Presented at the World Conference
on Injury Prevention
and Safety,
Morrongiello, B.A., & Landa, Mark. (April, 2008). “Practice What You Preach”: Induced hypocrisy as an intervention strategy to
reduce children’s intentions to risk-take on playgrounds. Presented at the
National
Conference on Child Health Psychology,
Zdzieborski,
D. & Morrongiello, B.A., (August 2008). “I can’t …….. I need to …….. I can and will”: Messaging that effects
changes in parents’ attitudes towards and commitment to more closely
supervising
young
children at home. Presented at
the Canadian Psychological Association meetings,
Walpole, B., McCarthur,
B. & Morrongiello, B. (August 2008). Young children’s risk of
unintentional injury: A comparison of mothers’ and fathers’ supervision beliefs
and reported practices. Presented at the
Canadian
Psychological Association meetings,
Schnitzer, P., Bullock, L.,
& Morrongiello, B.A. (Oct 2008). Feasibility of subject
recruitment and data collection for a study of supervision and child injury.
Presented at the American Public Health
Association meetings,
2007
Morrongiello, B.A., & Lasenby,
J. (April, 2007). Understanding children’s injury-risk behaviors: The
independent contribution of cognitions and emotions. Presented at the
biennial meeting of the Society for
Research in Child
Development,
MacIsaac, T., Klemencic, N. & Morrongiello, B.A. (April, 2007). Older
siblings as supervisors: Does this influence young children’s risk of
unintentional injury?.
Presented at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in
Child Development,
Walpole, B., Lasenby, J., &
Morrongiello, B.A. (April, 2007). Understanding children’s risk of
unintentional injury: Wearing safety gear leads to increased risk taking.
Presented at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in
Child Development,
Lasenby. J., Walpole, B., & Morrongiello, B.A. (April, 2007). Risk
compensation: Do children show it in reaction to wearing safety gear? Why? Presented
at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research
in Child
Development,
Klemencic, N. Corbett, M.,
Walpole, B., & Morrongiello, B.A. (April, 2007). Predictors
of unintentional childhood injury for preschoolers.
Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in
Child Development,
Corbett, M., Morrongiello, B.A., & Bellissimo, A. (April, 2007). The intergenerational
transmission of injury-risk behavior. Presented at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development,
Morrongiello, B.A & Ward, L. (June, 2007). Developing
effective home injury prevention programs for young children- Results from a
home safety intervention and the development of a new home assessment and
evaluation tool. Presented at the 19th World Conference on Health
Promotion and Health.
Marlenga, B., Morrongiello,
B.A., Pickett, W., Berg, R., Linneman, J., Brison, R., (June, 2007). Adult supervision and
pediatric injuries in the agricultural worksite: What constitutes adequate
supervision?
Presented at the National
Institute for Farm Safety meeting.
Marlenga, B., Pickett, W.,
Morrongiello, B., Berg, R., Linneman, J., & Brison, R. (2007). Is child supervision protective in the
agricultural worksite? Presented at the American Public Health Association
meeting.
Morrongiello, B.A., Cusimano,
M. (Sept, 2007). School-age children’s safety attitudes,
cognitions, knowledge, and injury experiences. Presented at the
Canadian Public Health Association conference,
Cusimano, M. &
Morrongiello, B.A. (Sept, 2007). Development of the BACKIE Questionnaire: A
measure of children’s behaviors, attitudes, cognitions, knowledge, and injury
experiences related to seven types of
unintentional
injury.
Presented at the Canadian Public Health Association
conference,
Cusimano, M. & Morrongiello,
B.A. (Nov, 2007). Use of the BACKIE Questionnaire to
explore relations between children’s behaviors, attitudes, cognitions,
knowledge, and injury experiences. Presented at the
Canadian Injury Prevention
and Safety Promotion Conference,
2006
Breslin, C., MacEachen, E., Polzer, J.,
Shannon, H., & Morrongiello, B. (March, 2006). Workplace
injury or “Part of the Job”? Towards a gendered understanding of
injury and safety awareness among young
workers. Presented at the Canadian Association
for Work and Health meeting at the Ontario Injury Prevention Conference.
Morrongiello, B. A. & Ward, L., (March, 2006). Workshop
on using a Home Assessment Instrument to identify injury risks for children.
Presented at the
Dowd, D., Sinclair, K., & Morrongiello, B. A. (May,
2006). Supervision and children’s risk of poisoning: Study of an Emergency
Department population. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Society Meeting,
Klemencic, N., Corbett, M.,
Morrongiello, B. A., & Walpole, B. (August, 2006). Testing a model of
how child characteristics, parent characteristics, and parent supervision
influence childhood injury. Presented
at the Canadian Psychological Association meetings.
2008
How
do parent and child behavioural attributes influence children’s risk of
unintentional injury? Presented at the
Gender
inequities in unintentional injury: What do we know and what implications does
this have for interventions? Keynote address given at the
Atlantic Canada Conference on Health Inequities and
Injury,
June 2008.
Psycho-social factors related to the
uptake of injury prevention strategies in child and adolescent sport. Presented at the World Congress on Sports Injury
Prevention,
Attitudes, emotions, and cognitions:
Influences on risk taking. Presented at
the World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention,
Strategies to
reduce risk-taking behaviour: a test of two interventions. Presented at the World Congress on Sports Injury Prevention,
2007
Psychological Factors that Influence Parents’ Decisions About Child Safety Practices. Keynote speaker at
the 13th Annual Child Health Research Symposium.
Advances in our Understanding of Childhood
Injuries. Invited address to
Health Canada- Product Safety Division,
Childhood Injuries: Moving from evidence to Intervention. Invited address given
to the Psychology Department at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, July
2007.
2006
Children’s Reactions to Wearing
Safety Gear: Invincible and Risk Taking. Presented
at the International Consumer Product Health and Safety meeting,
The Psychology of
Risk Taking. Presented to the Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research as
part of their Teleconference Program, March 2006.
Childhood Injuries Are No Accident!
Keynote speaker at the International Conference on Consumer Product Health and
Safety,
Effecting Changes
in Risk-Taking Behaviors: Lessons from research on persuasion. Keynote
speaker at the Southwestern Ontario Injury Prevention Conference: “Not By
Accident”,
Supervision and
Childhood Injury Risk at School.
Keynote speaker at the meeting of the Ontario School Board Insurance Exchange
provincial organization,
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Dr. Barbara Morrongiello
Department of Psychology
Last Revised July 2009