title: Injury risk among children of low-income U.S.-born and immigrant mothers.
abstract: The number of immigrants in the United States is at an all time high, yet psychologists have largely ignored the domain of immigrant health. This article considers 1 aspect of immigrant health, risk for pediatric injury. A sample of over 5,000 5-year-old children from impoverished families was studied; approximately 13% had immigrant mothers. Children of immigrants had a significantly lower rate of injury in the prior year. This was particularly true of non-White children of immigrants. Three possible mediators for this finding--assistance with parenting, parenting style, and health care accessibility--were considered, but none explained the difference. The need for further research on the topic and implications of results for injury prevention are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of PsychologyUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. schwebel@uab.edu
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Schwebel
authors.forename: Carl M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Brezausek
authors.forename: Craig T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Ramey
authors.forename: Sharon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Ramey
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015897:Comorbidity; D018479:Early Intervention, Educational; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016487:Parenting / Q000208:ethnology; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012306:Risk; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control