Regular ArticleGender Biases in Children's Appraisals of Injury Risk and Other Children's Risk-Taking Behaviors☆,☆☆
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This research was supported by grants to the first author from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. The authors extend their appreciation to the principals and teachers for welcoming us at their schools, to the parents for their interest in our research, to the children for their enthusiastic participation; to Jeannine Dwynne, Jen Lasenby, and Lisa Ondejko for assistance with testing; and to Kim Jenner for assistance with data coding and tallying.
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Address correspondence and reprint requests to Barbara A. Morrongiello, Psychology Department, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada. E-mail: [email protected].