Associations between Discussions of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Internationally Adoptive Families and Delinquent Behavior among Korean Adopted Adolescents.
Associations between Discussions of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Internationally Adoptive Families and Delinquent Behavior among Korean Adopted Adolescents.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.02.001
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发表时间：
2015-04-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Kim OM
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作者：
Anderson KN;Lee RM;Rueter MA;Kim OM
国际收养的青少年可能比未收养的青少年有更多的犯罪行为。一种解释是，这些青少年经历了歧视和文化缺失，而养父母没有充分解决这些经历。然而，研究还没有研究家庭讨论领养家庭中的种族和民族差异对领养青少年犯罪行为的影响。为了检验这种关系，这项研究使用了111个美国国际收养家庭的数据，其中有185个韩国收养的青少年(55%是女性，男性年龄=17.75)。在观察性评估中，家庭讨论了他们种族和民族差异的重要性，青少年完成了一份犯罪行为问卷。协方差分析显示，收养家庭讨论种族和民族差异的三种方式对青少年犯罪行为的影响存在差异；家庭承认差异的青少年平均犯罪行为最少。在承认或拒绝种族和民族差异的重要性的家庭中，青少年的犯罪行为没有显著差异。然而，家庭对差异持有不同看法的被收养青少年比家庭承认或拒绝种族和民族差异重要性的青少年有更多的问题行为。临床医生、收养专家和其他育儿专家应该专注于建立关于种族和民族差异的有凝聚力的家庭认同，因为对差异的不同看法与大多数被收养人的犯罪行为有关。
Internationally adopted adolescents may have more delinquent behavior than non-adopted adolescents. One explanation is these adolescents experience discrimination and loss of culture, and adoptive parents are not adequately addressing these experiences. However, studies have not examined the effects of family discussions of racial and ethnic differences within adoptive families on adopted adolescents’ delinquent behavior. To test this relationship, this study utilized data from 111 U.S. internationally adoptive families with 185 South Korean adopted adolescents (55% female, M age = 17.75). During an observational assessment, families discussed the importance of their racial and ethnic differences, and adolescents completed a delinquent behavior questionnaire. Analysis of covariance showed differences in adolescent delinquent behavior across three ways adoptive families discussed racial and ethnic differences; adolescents whose families acknowledged differences had the fewest mean delinquent behaviors. There were no significant differences in delinquent behavior between adolescents whose families acknowledged or rejected the importance of racial and ethnic differences. However, adopted adolescents whose families held discrepant views of differences had significantly more problem behavior than adolescents whose families either acknowledged or rejected the importance of racial and ethnic differences. Clinicians, adoption professionals, and other parenting specialists should focus on building cohesive family identities about racial and ethnic differences, as discrepant views of differences are associated with the most adoptee delinquent behavior.
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