title: African-American grandmothers as health educators in the family.
abstract: More than 18,000 adolescents die each year in the United States from bicycle, motorcycle, car, and truck accidents. This study sought to understand the role of African-American grandmothers as prevention-oriented health educators in the family. Full Model Fitted Regression Analyses were conducted on a sample of African-American grandmothers (N = 105) with 10- to 19-year-old grandchildren. Findings suggest that grandmothers who adopt a proactive, teaching role with their grandchildren are more committed to doing so, confident about doing so, and in a context to do so. In particular, grandmothers who co-reside with their grandchildren are more likely to teach them about how to prevent transportation accidents than those who do not co-reside. These findings could contribute to innovations in existing grandparent education curricula.
authors.affiliation: Riderwood, Silver Spring, Maryland 20904, USA. jeff.watson@comcast.net
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: Suzanne M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Randolph
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lyons
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004219:District of Columbia; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D016487:Parenting; D012044:Regression Analysis