The exploration of size and toddler interaction with liquid laundry detergent capsules.

ABSTRACT: Liquid laundry capsules have been involved in multiple poisoning incidents with young children in the home. There are a range of contributing factors for these incidents, including influences from industry, culture, home environments, and parenting/supervision. There also are influences from children's behaviour and decisions in reaction to potential hazards. Previous research examined the influence of capsule product appearance and colour on children's behaviour around hazardous household items, but little research examines the influence of product size. This research explored if differences in the size of liquid laundry capsules result in different levels of toddler interaction. We compared two commercially available capsule designs that are identical in physical appearance but differ in

SUBMITTER: Richmond A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7773262 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature