Department of Applied Psychology, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University, 726 Broadway, Room 529, New York, NY 10003, USA.
Child Maltreat. 2009 May;14(2):207-24. doi: 10.1177/1077559508326286. Epub 2008 Oct 29.
This article systematically reviews the characteristics of child maltreatment among Asian Americans and provides a theoretical explanatory framework. The reported rate of child maltreatment among Asian Americans is disproportionately low. A high rate of physical abuse and low rates of neglect and sexual abuse are found among Asian American victims. Some protective factors (e.g., the emphasis on family harmony and reputation and the indulgence to infants and toddlers) may lead to low probability of child maltreatment among Asian Americans. Some others (e.g., parental authority and beliefs in physical punishment) may be risk factors of child maltreatment, especially physical abuse. Meanwhile, many other coexisting factors (e.g., children's obedience to parents and families' invisibility to authorities) may prohibit child maltreatment from being disclosed. Therefore, the overall low reported rate of child maltreatment among Asian Americans may be a combination of low incidence and underreporting. Implications for practice and research are discussed.
本文系统回顾了亚裔美国人中儿童虐待的特征，并提供了一个理论解释框架。报告显示，亚裔美国人中儿童虐待的发生率出奇地低。在亚裔美国受害者中，身体虐待发生率高，而忽视和性虐待发生率低。一些保护因素（例如，对家庭和睦与声誉的重视以及对婴幼儿的溺爱）可能导致亚裔美国人中儿童受虐待的可能性较低。其他一些因素（例如，父母权威和对体罚的认同）可能是儿童虐待的风险因素，尤其是身体虐待。同时，许多其他并存因素（例如，儿童对父母的顺从以及家庭在当局眼中的隐形状态）可能会阻碍儿童虐待行为被揭露。因此，亚裔美国人中儿童虐待报告率总体较低可能是低发生率和报告不足共同造成的结果。文中还讨论了对实践和研究的启示。
