@article{ref1,
title="African-American grandmothers as health educators in the family",
journal="International journal of aging and human development",
year="2005",
author="Watson, Jeffrey A. and Randolph, Suzanne M. and Lyons, James L.",
volume="60",
number="4",
pages="343-356",
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.",
language="",
issn="0091-4150",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}