Yokoyama Y, Simizu T
College of Medical Technology, Kyoto University.
Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi. 2001 Feb;48(2):85-94.
Multiple births are associated with an increased risk of child abuse and neglect. It is reported that only one child is abused in almost cases, and most abusers are the mothers. Maternal partiality regarding attachment has been suggested as the reason for this tendency. This study investigated the prevalence of this phenomenon in families with multiple birth children and identified factors associated with increased risk. The subjects were 231 mothers of multiple birth children. The following results were obtained. 1. Overall, 10.0% of mothers with multiple birth children reported that they didn't equally attach themselves to all their offspring. 2. Mothers who didn't equally attach themselves exhibited significantly poor health conditions and a higher frequency of upper respiratory infections, compared with mothers who demonstrated no partiality. Moreover, they were more likely to complain of severe fatigue (physical and mental) and poor sleeping conditions. 3. The mothers who didn't equally attach themselves to all their multiple birth children had a higher rate of handicapped children.
Mothers who do not equally attach themselves to all their multiple birth children show poor health conditions and a higher frequency of upper respiratory infections, and complain of severe fatigue and poor sleeping conditions. They also have a higher rate of handicapped children.
多胞胎与虐待和忽视儿童的风险增加有关。据报道，几乎在所有案例中只有一个孩子受到虐待，且大多数施虐者是母亲。母亲在情感依恋上的偏袒被认为是这种倾向的原因。本研究调查了多胞胎家庭中这种现象的发生率，并确定了与风险增加相关的因素。研究对象为231名多胞胎孩子的母亲。得到了以下结果。1. 总体而言，10.0%的多胞胎孩子母亲表示她们没有平等地依恋自己的所有子女。2. 与没有偏袒行为的母亲相比，没有平等依恋子女的母亲健康状况明显较差，上呼吸道感染的频率更高。此外，她们更有可能抱怨严重疲劳（身体和精神方面）以及睡眠状况不佳。3. 没有平等依恋所有多胞胎孩子的母亲所生育的残疾儿童比例更高。
没有平等依恋所有多胞胎孩子的母亲健康状况较差，上呼吸道感染频率更高，抱怨严重疲劳和睡眠状况不佳。她们所生育的残疾儿童比例也更高。
