Healthy Communication Between Parents and Working Teens and Its Influence on Work-Related Injury

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• Personal Author:
  McGeeney T ; Welsh E ; Zierold K
• Description:
  Background: In the US, 70-80% of teens work. As the fourth leading cause of death in youth ages 10-19, work-related injuries are an important preventable cause of death and disability in teens. This study investigated the influence of parental communication on the risk of work-related injury in teens. Methods: Data was obtained from teenagers in public high schools in Jefferson County, Kentucky, using qualitative and quantitative methods. Focus groups and interviews were conducted with 42 teens in April-May of 2010. In January-February of 2011 a survey of all teens in the schools was conducted. Results: Preliminary results from qualitative data with 42 teens suggest that teens commonly discuss their work with their parents. These data have shown mixed results regarding the influence and effect of parental communication and contact in preventing work-related injuries. Analysis of recently collected quantitative data from over 3,000 teens will help to further elucidate whether communication and contact between parents and teens help to prevent injuries. Discussion: The relationship between level of parental communication and work-related injury in teenagers has yet to be defined. The extent to which a child and parent communicate about work, especially in regards to dangerous tasks, injuries at work, and child labor laws could have a great influence on the attitude of the working child towards safety at work. Maximizing communication between working teens and their parents may have positive influence on the safety behaviors of teens both at work and outside of work. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Communication Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Adolescents Author Keywords: Adolescent Health Communication Effects Communication Research Injuries Injury Prevention Teenagers Worker Safety Young Workers
• Publisher:
  American Public Health Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Kentucky ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058996
• Citation:
  APHA 139th Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 29 - November 2, 2011, Washington, D.C. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2011 Oct; :246109
• Contact Point Address:
  Erin Welsh, BS, University of Louisville, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, 485 E. Gray St, Lousiville, KY, USA 40202
• Email:
  erin.welsh@louisville.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  University of Louisville
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090801
• Source Full Name:
  APHA 139th Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 29 - November 2, 2011, Washington, D.C
• End Date:
  20120731
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a38d94c2818fc17e36272a742d9a4690dda36cb4e9c4564c4d787c59de91943593220ef0201e808c84c8ae20073606d6c1a80c929ee3f1d4186a91c859809d42
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223335/cdc_223335_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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