%0 Journal Article
%T A multilevel analysis of the role of parental and community variables on young children's health
%J Journal of pediatric psychology
%D 2013
%A Narine, Lutchmie
%A Krishnakumar, Ambika
%A Roopnarine, Jaipaul L.
%A Logie, Carol
%V 38
%N 10
%P 1144-1154
%X OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the associations among community characteristics, family economic adversity, parents' health beliefs, and parents' and children's health using cross-level mediation analyses. METHODS: Survey data were collected from a nationally representative sample of 1,337 families with children between 3 and 6 years nested within 45 Trinidad and Tobago community clusters. RESULTS: At the individual level, parents' health belief of internality was a significant mediator between family economic adversity, adult health, and children's health. In the cross-level mediation analyses, health belief of internality was a significant mediator between community health problems and children's health. There were between-community variations in the relationship between adult health, health belief of powerful others, and children's health. CONCLUSIONS: There is strong evidence of the role of community and family influences on children's health. Findings indicate the need to use a multilevel analytical approach in studies of children's health.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Oxford University Press
%@ 0146-8693
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jst059