“…Child characteristics that have been associated with injury include certain child clinical disorders (e.g., attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and oppositional defiant disorder), temperament traits (i.e., individual difference traits reflected in stable behavioral tendencies, e.g., sensation seeking), and aspects of cognitive functioning, such as attention and appraisal of risk (Bijur, Golding, Haslum, & Kurzon, 1988;Byrnes, Bawden, Beattie, & DeWolfe, 2003;Davidson, 1987;Hillier & Morrongiello, 1998;Horwitz, Morgensten, DiPietro, & Morrison, 1988;Manheimer & Mellinger, 1967;Morrongiello & Lasenby, 2006;Schwebel & Plumert, 1999). Within preschool populations, because of the difficulty in diagnosing psychopathology at very young ages and the challenge of assessing cognitions about injury risk in those with limited verbal abilities, the research has focused primarily on identifying temperament-based behavioral traits that elevate young children's risk of injury.…”