While farm safety researchers have seldom considered the association between farm parents’ background and their children’s safety, researchers who have compared first- and multi-generation farmers have found differences that may shape safety outcomes. We draw on the farm safety and family farm bodies of literature and a survey of 203 United States farm parents to assess the role of farming background in farm children risk exposure. Exploratory in nature, the bivariate analysis revealed no statistically significant differences between first- and multi-generation farmers in children injury, agricultural safety perceptions, knowledge, and practices but revealed differences in key demographic characteristics and parenting styles. A range of factors likely explain these findings with meso- and macro-level factors likely impacting farm parents’ ability to adopt safety practices. In contrast to the emphasis on knowledge and behaviors, we call for the integration of lived realities in farm safety research and to do so in a way that connects realities and choices to larger contexts. We also call on the need to expand the toolkit of interventions to address meso- and macro-level factors. A shift towards addressing social and economic conditions in agriculture could reduce farm children’s injuries while supporting the sustainability of farm labor systems.

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通过考虑父母的农业背景来拓宽我们对农场儿童风险暴露的理解

虽然农场安全研究人员很少考虑农场父母的背景与其孩子的安全之间的联系，但比较第一代和多代农民的研究人员发现了可能影响安全结果的差异。我们利用有关农场安全和家庭农场的文献以及对 203 名美国农场父母的调查来评估农业背景在农场儿童风险暴露中的作用。本质上是探索性的，双变量分析显示第一代和多代农民在儿童伤害、农业安全认知、知识和实践方面没有统计学上的显着差异，但揭示了关键人口特征和养育方式的差异。一系列因素可能用中观和宏观层面的因素来解释这些发现，这些因素可能会影响农场父母采取安全措施的能力。与强调知识和行为相反，我们呼吁将现实生活融入农场安全研究中，并以将现实和选择与更大背景联系起来的方式来做到这一点。我们还呼吁需要扩大干预措施的工具包，以解决中观和宏观层面的因素。转向解决农业社会和经济条件可以减少农场儿童的伤害，同时支持农业劳动力系统的可持续性。