Abstract

Purpose

Research on factors affecting parenting for Latino families with young children is predominately reported using the aggregate category, “Hispanic” which obfuscates the unique contexts and challenges of specific ethnic/racial groups. Aggregate reporting of results obscures the unique social, cultural and historical experiences that inform parenting behaviors of historically marginalized families. This paper explores within group differences for Mexican and Puerto Rican mothers vulnerable to child welfare involvement.

Methods

Data were drawn from the National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-being II—Restricted Release (NSCAW-II), a nationally representative sample of child welfare involved families.

Results

Puerto Rican mothers were found to have significantly higher rates of risk factors (e.g., unemployment, depression, and IPV) compared to Mexican mothers.

Implications/Discussion

Results from this study illuminate within-group heterogeneity among Latina mothers related to their vulnerabilities to child welfare involvement. Attention to heterogeneity of Hispanic mothers allow for more refined assessments and interventions.

中文翻译：

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不同的背景，不同的结果：拉丁裔母亲的儿童早期育儿背景容易受到儿童福利的影响

摘要

目的

关于影响有幼儿的拉丁裔家庭养育子女的因素的研究主要使用汇总类别“西班牙裔”进行报告，该类别混淆了特定种族/种族群体的独特背景和挑战。结果的汇总报告掩盖了影响历史边缘化家庭养育行为的独特社会、文化和历史经验。本文探讨了易受儿童福利参与影响的墨西哥和波多黎各母亲的群体差异。

方法

数据来自全国儿童和青少年福利调查 II - 限制释放 (NSCAW-II)，这是一个涉及儿童福利的家庭的全国代表性样本。

结果

与墨西哥母亲相比，波多黎各母亲的风险因素（例如失业、抑郁和 IPV）发生率明显更高。

影响/讨论

这项研究的结果阐明了拉丁裔母亲与她们对儿童福利参与的脆弱性相关的群体内异质性。关注西班牙裔母亲的异质性可以进行更精细的评估和干预。