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Relationship Between Parental Locus of Control and Childhood Injury.

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Schilling, S; Ritter, VS; Skinner, A; Yin, HS; Sanders, LM; Rothman, RL; Delamater, AM; Perrin, EM
Published in: J Prim Prev
December 2020

Although pediatricians routinely counsel parents about preventing childhood injuries, we know little about parents' locus of control (LOC) in regards to preventing their children from being injured. We performed an observational analysis of sociodemographic differences in LOC for injury prevention, as measured by four items adapted from the Parental Health Beliefs Scales, in English- and Spanish-speaking parents of infants participating in the treatment arm of an obesity prevention study. First, we examined associations of parental LOC for injury prevention at the time their children were 2 months old with parents' age, race/ethnicity, income, and education. Next, we analyzed time trends for repeated LOC measures when the children were 2, 6, 9, 12, and 24 months old. Last, we examined the association between injury-related LOC items and children's injury (yes/no) at each time point. Of 452 parents, those with lower incomes had both lower internal and higher external LOC. Lower educational achievement was associated with higher external LOC. Both internal and external LOC scores decreased over time. Injuries were more common in children whose parents endorsed low internal and high external LOC. Future studies should examine whether primary care-based interventions can increase parents' sense of control over their children's safety and whether that, in turn, is associated with lower injury rates.Clinical Trial Registration: NCT01040897.

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J Prim Prev

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1573-6547

Publication Date

December 2020

Volume

41

Issue

6

Start / End Page

547 / 565

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Substance Abuse
  • Qualitative Research
  • Primary Health Care
  • Parents
  • Male
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Internal-External Control
 

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Schilling, S., Ritter, V. S., Skinner, A., Yin, H. S., Sanders, L. M., Rothman, R. L., … Perrin, E. M. (2020). Relationship Between Parental Locus of Control and Childhood Injury. J Prim Prev, 41(6), 547–565. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-020-00615-y
Schilling, Samantha, Victor Silva Ritter, Ashley Skinner, H Shonna Yin, Lee M. Sanders, Russell L. Rothman, Alan M. Delamater, and Eliana M. Perrin. “Relationship Between Parental Locus of Control and Childhood Injury.J Prim Prev 41, no. 6 (December 2020): 547–65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-020-00615-y.
Schilling S, Ritter VS, Skinner A, Yin HS, Sanders LM, Rothman RL, et al. Relationship Between Parental Locus of Control and Childhood Injury. J Prim Prev. 2020 Dec;41(6):547–65.
Schilling, Samantha, et al. “Relationship Between Parental Locus of Control and Childhood Injury.J Prim Prev, vol. 41, no. 6, Dec. 2020, pp. 547–65. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s10935-020-00615-y.
Schilling S, Ritter VS, Skinner A, Yin HS, Sanders LM, Rothman RL, Delamater AM, Perrin EM. Relationship Between Parental Locus of Control and Childhood Injury. J Prim Prev. 2020 Dec;41(6):547–565.
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Published In

J Prim Prev

DOI

EISSN

1573-6547

Publication Date

December 2020

Volume

41

Issue

6

Start / End Page

547 / 565

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Substance Abuse
  • Qualitative Research
  • Primary Health Care
  • Parents
  • Male
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Internal-External Control