Hilde M Huizenga, Jacqueline Zadelaar, Brenda R J Jansen
Quantitative or qualitative development in decision making?
Journal of experimental child psychology
informed social ecological model asserts health behaviors beliefs result multiple levels influence examined factors related parents support inschool covid19 mitigation strategies using data survey 567 parentscaregivers public elementary middle school students eight maryland counties employed regression models examine relationships parent child family school communitylevel factors acceptability mitigation strategies acceptance covid19 mitigation strategies positively correlated child familylevel factors including child racial identity parents black children accepting white children odds ratio 25 95 confidence interval ci 15 41 parent receipt covid19 vaccine 24 95 ci 15 37 parent democrat independent political affiliation compared republican affiliation 42 95 ci 26 67 22 95ci 13 38 respectively acceptance also positively associated parents perceptions schools mitigation approach including higher school mitigation score indicating intensive mitigation policies 11 95 ci 10 11 better school communication covid19 17 95 ci 14 19 better school capacity address covid19 19 95 ci 15 24 communitylevel factors associated acceptance child parentlevel factors identified suggest potential groups messaging regarding mitigation strategies schoollevel factors may play important role parents acceptance inschool mitigation strategies schools capacity address public health threats may offer underappreciated modifiable setting disseminating reinforcing public health guidance