Supervision to Prevent Childhood Unintentional Injury: Developmental Knowledge and Self-Efficacy Count

Authors

S. M. Guilfoyle, Kent State University
B. T. Karazsia, Kent State University
D. L. Langkamp, Akron Children's Hospital
B. G. Wildman, Kent State University

Publication Date

2012

Document Type

Article

Issue

2

Abstract

Caregiver developmental knowledge was tested as a moderator of the association between caregiver-perceived self-efficacy and perceived supervision to prevent childhood unintentional injury. Caregivers (N = 123; 95 mothers and 28 fathers) of children (M = 3.5 ± 1.2 years, 49.6% female, 80.8% Caucasian) were recruited from pediatric primary care offices and local message boards. All caregivers completed self-report questionnaires on perceived self-efficacy, developmental knowledge, and perceived supervision to prevent injury. Separate hierarchical linear regression models were conducted to test moderation for mothers and fathers. The interaction effect of perceived self-efficacy and developmental knowledge significantly predicted maternal-perceived supervision, R2 change = .06, F(1, 86) = 6.76, p < .01. No significant findings were detected for fathers. Models of studying injury prevention that consider complex cognitive-behavioral interactions and their potential modifiable role in the development of injury-prevention practices may elucidate upon the attitude-practice gap currently identified in the literature. © The Author(s) 2012.

Keywords

injury risk, monitoring, parenting, prevention

Recommended Citation

Guilfoyle, S. M.; Karazsia, B. T.; Langkamp, D. L.; and Wildman, B. G., "Supervision to Prevent Childhood Unintentional Injury: Developmental Knowledge and Self-Efficacy Count" (2012). Journal of Child Health Care, (2), 141-152. 10.1177/1367493511423855. Retrieved from https://openworks.wooster.edu/facpub/67