Bridging the Gap: Parental Supervision as a Mediator Between Home Environment and Unintentional Injuries in Children Under 3 Years
ObjectivesUnintentional home injuries pose a serious risk to children under 3 years. While parental supervision and home environment are key factors influencing these injuries, few studies have explored the correlation between them. This study aimed to examine the relationship between home environme...
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| description | ObjectivesUnintentional home injuries pose a serious risk to children under 3 years. While parental supervision and home environment are key factors influencing these injuries, few studies have explored the correlation between them. This study aimed to examine the relationship between home environment, parental supervision, and unintentional home injuries, and to investigate whether parental supervision mediates this relationship.MethodsThis study, conducted in Shanghai, China from June to August in 2023, using a convenience sample. Paper questionnaires were distributed to 600 parents of children, assessing unintentional injuries, parent supervision (using parent supervision attributes profile questionnaire), in-home environmental risk scale and demographic variables. A bootstrap test was applied to assess the mediating role of parental supervision.ResultsBoth in-home environment risks and parental supervision were significantly related to unintentional home injuries in children under 3. Moreover, parental supervision was found to partially mediate the relationship between environmental risks and injuries, explaining 14.2% of the total effect.ConclusionChildren under 3 were highly vulnerable to unintentional home injuries. Enhancing parental supervision may reduce the impact of environmental risks on injury occurrence. These findings offer practical guidance for health practitioners, underscoring the value of community-based interventions and tailored educational programs for injury prevention. Future research should explore intervention effectiveness and long-term outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-772ebc5dac4a457bbb9899e18fc3cd0e2025-08-20T03:13:08ZengFrontiers Media S.A.International Journal of Public Health1661-85642025-02-017010.3389/ijph.2025.16067261606726Bridging the Gap: Parental Supervision as a Mediator Between Home Environment and Unintentional Injuries in Children Under 3 YearsJianlin Ji0Jianlin Ji1Hanlin Yang2Chengxi Zeng3Ouyao Chen4Qunfeng Lu5School of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaObjectivesUnintentional home injuries pose a serious risk to children under 3 years. While parental supervision and home environment are key factors influencing these injuries, few studies have explored the correlation between them. This study aimed to examine the relationship between home environment, parental supervision, and unintentional home injuries, and to investigate whether parental supervision mediates this relationship.MethodsThis study, conducted in Shanghai, China from June to August in 2023, using a convenience sample. Paper questionnaires were distributed to 600 parents of children, assessing unintentional injuries, parent supervision (using parent supervision attributes profile questionnaire), in-home environmental risk scale and demographic variables. A bootstrap test was applied to assess the mediating role of parental supervision.ResultsBoth in-home environment risks and parental supervision were significantly related to unintentional home injuries in children under 3. Moreover, parental supervision was found to partially mediate the relationship between environmental risks and injuries, explaining 14.2% of the total effect.ConclusionChildren under 3 were highly vulnerable to unintentional home injuries. Enhancing parental supervision may reduce the impact of environmental risks on injury occurrence. These findings offer practical guidance for health practitioners, underscoring the value of community-based interventions and tailored educational programs for injury prevention. Future research should explore intervention effectiveness and long-term outcomes.https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2025.1606726/fullhealth promotionchildrenunintentional home injuryparental supervisionhome environment |
| spellingShingle | Jianlin Ji Jianlin Ji Hanlin Yang Chengxi Zeng Ouyao Chen Qunfeng Lu Bridging the Gap: Parental Supervision as a Mediator Between Home Environment and Unintentional Injuries in Children Under 3 Years International Journal of Public Health health promotion children unintentional home injury parental supervision home environment |
| title | Bridging the Gap: Parental Supervision as a Mediator Between Home Environment and Unintentional Injuries in Children Under 3 Years |
| title_full | Bridging the Gap: Parental Supervision as a Mediator Between Home Environment and Unintentional Injuries in Children Under 3 Years |
| title_fullStr | Bridging the Gap: Parental Supervision as a Mediator Between Home Environment and Unintentional Injuries in Children Under 3 Years |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bridging the Gap: Parental Supervision as a Mediator Between Home Environment and Unintentional Injuries in Children Under 3 Years |
| title_short | Bridging the Gap: Parental Supervision as a Mediator Between Home Environment and Unintentional Injuries in Children Under 3 Years |
| title_sort | bridging the gap parental supervision as a mediator between home environment and unintentional injuries in children under 3 years |
| topic | health promotion children unintentional home injury parental supervision home environment |
| url | https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2025.1606726/full |
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