Citation

Watson JA, Randolph SM, Lyons JL. Int. J. Aging Hum. Dev. 2005; 60(4): 343-356.

Affiliation

Riderwood, Silver Spring, Maryland 20904, USA. jeff.watson@comcast.net

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Baywood Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15954684

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.