Social and Temperamental Influences on Children's Overestimation of Their Physical Abilities: Links to Accidental Injuries

Plumert, Jodie M.; Schwebel, David C.

doi:10.1006/jecp.1997.2411

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“…This indicates that children overestimate their ability to perform basic bicycle skills. This finding is in line with other studies who found that children tend to overestimate their physical abilities (1,1,15,19,20). A possible explanation for this overestimation is that children only need a relatively small chance of success to judge that they are capable of performing the skill (20).…”

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“…This finding is in line with other studies who found that children tend to overestimate their physical abilities (1,1,15,19,20). A possible explanation for this overestimation is that children only need a relatively small chance of success to judge that they are capable of performing the skill (20). This could also explain why no significant associations were found for the easier bicycle skills, as the chance of success that children experience to perform these bicycle skills would be higher than for the other skills.…”

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Test-Retest Reliability and Validity of a Child and Parental Questionnaire on Specific Determinants of Cycling to School

Fabian

Bourdeaudhuij

Lenoir

et al. 2012

Pediatric Exercise Science

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This study examined the reliability of a newly developed child and parental questionnaire on specific determinants of cycling to school among 10-12 year olds. Validity of child reported distance, bicycle equipment and basic bicycle skills was also investigated. In total 211 children and 33 parents participated in this study. The reliability of the questionnaires was acceptable with results indicating reliability ranging from fair to perfect agreement. Therefore, the questionnaires appear to be reliable tools for assessing specific determinants of cycling to school. Furthermore, it was found that children overestimate their abilities to perform basic bicycle skills. This suggests that objectively measuring bicycle skills is preferred to child reported skills assessment.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

Test-Retest Reliability and Validity of a Child and Parental Questionnaire on Specific Determinants of Cycling to School

Fabian

Bourdeaudhuij

Lenoir

et al. 2012

Pediatric Exercise Science

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“…Evolutionary childhood research indicates that children learn to judge risks through experience with risky situations. Through risky play, they can develop the cognitive skills needed to make more accurate judgements about the circumstances they face (Plumert, 1995;Plumert & Schwebel, 1997). A greater amount of direct experience with a risky situation itself can explain why some individuals demonstrate lower, and more realistic, risk appraisals in particular situations (DiLillo, Potts, & Himes, 1998).…”

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Kvalnes¹

2017

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We were going to climb a birch, and my best friend started first up the tree trunk. I waited on the ground, to see which branches he chose to step on, in preparation for my own foray towards the top. Suddenly he lost his grip and fell. When he came to a stop, he let out a high pitch scream. As I drew closer, I could see that the tip of a branch was inside his mouth. He had been pierced right through the cheek by a dry branch sticking out from the trunk. In great pain, he managed to maneuver himself away from the tree, with blood running from the wound in his face.Most of the narratives in this book are from organizational life and collected through interviews, but this one is personal. During my childhood in a suburb of Norway' capital Oslo in the 1960s and early 70s, it was normal for children to roam our neighborhoods and explore the world from different heights and perspectives. We sought adventure and excitement, and the adults tended to ignore our potentially harmful encounters with trees and branches. I can still vividly remember my friend's scream and the sight of the tip of the branch inside his mouth. That dramatic incident put both him and me in a state of temporary shock, but a few days later, we were making further daring ventures towards the treetops. Researchers have explored whether people who

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“…By believing that they are more skilful than they actually are, children continue to practice the tasks and gain expertise with experience (Shin et al, 2007). Children with unrealistically positive views of themselves may be at greater risk for injury because they attempt physical tasks that they are incapable of actually performing (Plumert & Schwebel, 1997), but may also be more likely to take chances and explore their environment (Bjorklund & Green, 1992). Children with disabilities also exhibit positive illusions in domains of weakness (e.g., Hoza et al, 2002).…”

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Positive Illusions in Adolescents: The Relationship Between Academic Self-Enhancement and Depressive Symptomatology

Noble

Heath

Toste

2011

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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Positive illusions are systematically inflated self-perceptions of competence, and are frequently seen in areas of great difficulty. Although these illusions have been extensively documented in children and adults, the developmental trajectory remains unclear. This study investigated the relationship between positive illusions and depressive symptomatology and school stress in a sample of 78 typically developing adolescents. Adolescents who were achieving slightly below average in math significantly overestimated their performance, but adolescents did not overestimate their performance in spelling. Positive illusions in math, but not in spelling, were negatively related to depressive symptomatology. This relationship was mediated by school stress caused by parental control.Implications for positive illusion theory and development are discussed.

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Social and Temperamental Influences on Children's Overestimation of Their Physical Abilities: Links to Accidental Injuries

Cited by 128 publications

References 22 publications

Test-Retest Reliability and Validity of a Child and Parental Questionnaire on Specific Determinants of Cycling to School

Test-Retest Reliability and Validity of a Child and Parental Questionnaire on Specific Determinants of Cycling to School

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Positive Illusions in Adolescents: The Relationship Between Academic Self-Enhancement and Depressive Symptomatology

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