| Abstract: | Surveyed 198 parents of 8–17 yr old children to determine how parents' beliefs about injury prevention influenced their preventive efforts. A health belief model helped predict parent-reported teaching of safety skills and preventive environmental interventions. The variables most associated with parental preventive endeavors were the belief that intervention can avoid injury, a realistically high appraisal of the amount of time involved, and feelings of high knowledge and competence to teach safety skills. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
