Fusco Rachel A, Rautkis Mary E
University of Pittsburgh, USA.
Child Welfare. 2012;91(1):55-77.
The number of people identifying as biracial is rapidly growing, though little is known about the experiences of interracial families. Previous work indicates that biracial children may be at elevated risk of entering the child welfare system. This could underscore additional risks faced by these families. This document includes data from the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN), a project funded by the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and distributed by the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect. LONGSCAN data were used to examine familial risks associated with child maltreatment. White mothers of white children were compared to white mothers of biracial children with the hypothesis that interracial families would have less social and community support. Results showed that the women were similar in terms of mental health and parenting behaviors. There were no differences in maternal age, employment status, or presence of a partner. However, mothers of biracial children were poorer, had more alcohol use, and decreased social support. They experienced more intimate partner violence and lower neighborhood satisfaction. Findings have implications for intervention programs focused on reducing social isolation within interracial families.
自我认同为混血儿的人数正在迅速增长，不过对于跨种族家庭的经历却知之甚少。先前的研究表明，混血儿童进入儿童福利系统的风险可能更高。这可能凸显了这些家庭面临的其他风险。本文件包含来自虐待与忽视儿童纵向研究（LONGSCAN）的数据，该项目由美国卫生与公众服务部儿童、青少年和家庭管理局资助，并由国家虐待与忽视儿童数据档案库发布。LONGSCAN数据被用于研究与虐待儿童相关的家庭风险。将白人儿童的白人母亲与混血儿童的白人母亲进行比较，假设跨种族家庭会得到较少的社会和社区支持。结果显示，这些女性在心理健康和育儿行为方面相似。在母亲年龄、就业状况或是否有伴侣方面没有差异。然而，混血儿童的母亲更贫困，饮酒更多，社会支持更少。她们遭受更多亲密伴侣暴力，对邻里的满意度更低。研究结果对旨在减少跨种族家庭社会隔离的干预项目具有启示意义。
