The relationship between familism and child maltreatment in Latino and Anglo families.
The relationship between familism and child maltreatment in Latino and Anglo families.
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DOI：
10.1177/1077559501006002005
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发表时间：
2001-05-01
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Coohey, C
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作者：
Coohey, C
Familism，或familismo，指的是在一个大家庭系统中运作的态度、行为和家庭结构，被认为是影响拉丁美洲人生活的最重要因素。由于结构的复杂性，本文首先分离和定义家庭主义的每个维度，然后澄清其与社会网络，社会支持和儿童虐待等更广泛的文献的关系。分析测试了家庭主义的每个维度是否与35个有虐待倾向的拉丁裔家庭、35个无虐待倾向的拉丁裔家庭、51个有虐待倾向的盎格鲁人家庭和51个无虐待倾向的盎格鲁人家庭之间的儿童虐待有关。不虐待孩子的拉丁裔母亲似乎比其他三组母亲有更高的家庭主义水平。然而;当进行种族内比较时，非虐待盎格鲁人与虐待盎格鲁人相比，在几个变量上有更高的家庭主义水平。因此，家庭主义似乎是那些不虐待孩子的家庭——拉丁裔和盎格鲁裔家庭——的特征。
Familism, or familismo, refers to attitudes, behaviors, and family structures operating within an extended family system and is believed to be the most important factor influencing the lives of Latinos. Because of the complexity of the construct, this article begins by separating out and defining each dimension of familism, and then clarifies its relationship to the broader literature on social networks, social support, and child maltreatment. The analysis tests whether each dimension of familism is related to child maltreatment within and between 35 abusive Latino, 35 nonabusive Latino, 51 abusive Anglo, and 51 nonabusive Anglo families. Nonabusing Latinas appear to have a higher level of familism than the other three groups of mothers. However; when intraethnic comparisons were made, nonabusive Anglos, compared with abusive Anglos, had higher levels of familism on several variables. Hence, familism seems to characterize families--Latino and Anglo--who do not maltreat their children.