纽约市低收入中国移民家庭群体中与反向迁移分离相关的因素。

Factors associated with reverse-migration separation among a cohort of low-income chinese immigrant families in New York City.

作者信息

Kwong Kenny, Chung Henry, Sun Loretta, Chou Jolene C, Taylor-Shih Anna

机构信息

Hunter College School of Social Work, The City University of New York, New York, New York, USA.

出版信息

Soc Work Health Care. 2009;48(3):348-59. doi: 10.1080/00981380802599174.

DOI:10.1080/00981380802599174

PMID:19360534

Abstract

A survey was administered to 219 Chinese immigrant women receiving prenatal and postnatal care in a community health center in New York City to examine the practice of and factors associated with "reverse-migration"-sending American-born children to China to be raised by extended family members, and bringing them back upon reaching school age. Results suggest that this practice was common (57%), and was significantly associated with certain maternal and family sociodemographic characteristics. Reasons leading to and perceived impact of reverse-migration separation were also explored. The long-term consequences of reverse-migration separation on child development or family dynamics are unknown. Further research is indicated on larger samples of low-income Chinese immigrant families to explore the prevalence and consequences of this practice.

摘要

一项调查针对在纽约市一家社区健康中心接受产前和产后护理的219名中国移民女性进行，以研究“逆向迁移”（即把在美国出生的孩子送回中国由大家庭成员抚养，并在孩子达到上学年龄时再接回来）的做法及相关因素。结果表明，这种做法很常见（57%），并且与某些母亲和家庭的社会人口学特征显著相关。研究还探讨了导致逆向迁移分离的原因以及所感知到的影响。逆向迁移分离对儿童发展或家庭动态的长期后果尚不清楚。有必要对更多低收入中国移民家庭样本进行进一步研究，以探究这种做法的普遍性和后果。