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Racial/ethnic differences in positive childhood experiences across a national sample
Child Abuse & Neglect ( IF 4.863 ) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 , DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105012
Elizabeth Crouch ₁ , Elizabeth Radcliff ₁ , Melinda A Merrell ₁ , Monique J Brown ₂ , Lucy Annang Ingram ₃ , Janice Probst ₁

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Background

Examination of racial/ethnic differences in positive childhood experiences (PCEs) is needed, as the absence of supportive factors may hinder children from healthy processing and mitigation of adversity.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of PCEs in a nationally representative sample of children and determine whether PCE exposure differed across race and ethnic groups.

Participants and Setting

Data were drawn from the nationally representative 2017–2018 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) (n = 33,747).

Methods

Descriptive statistics and bivariate analyses were used in order to calculate frequencies, proportions, and unadjusted associations for each variable. Multivariable regression models were used to examine the association between race/ethnicity and PCEs.

Results

All racial-ethnic minority groups of children had a lower likelihood of mentorship, living in a safe neighborhood, or living in a supportive neighborhood, than their Non-Hispanic White counterparts. Non-Hispanic Black children had a lower likelihood of having a mentor for advice or guidance (aOR 0.50; 95 % CI 0.38−0.62), living in a safe neighborhood (aOR 0.62; 95 % CI 0.52−0.73), and living in a supportive neighborhood (aOR 0.75; 95 % CI 0.64−0.87) than Non-Hispanic white children.

Conclusions

The information from this study highlights the negative disparities borne by racial/ethnic minority populations. Findings can be used to inform policymakers, program developers, and stakeholders on where to target interventions and how to bring together families and communities to not only confront adversity in childhood, but also to leverage community and family-level assets to create PCEs for all children.

中文翻译：

全国样本中积极童年经历的种族/民族差异

背景

需要检查积极童年经历 (PCE) 中的种族/民族差异，因为缺乏支持因素可能会阻碍儿童健康地处理和减轻逆境。

客观的

本研究的目的是检查具有全国代表性的儿童样本中 PCE 的流行情况，并确定 PCE 暴露是否因种族和民族而异。

参与者和设置

数据来自具有全国代表性的 2017-2018 年全国儿童健康调查 (NSCH)（n = 33,747）。

方法

使用描述性统计和双变量分析来计算每个变量的频率、比例和未调整的关联。多变量回归模型用于检查种族/民族与 PCE 之间的关联。

结果

与非西班牙裔白人儿童相比，所有种族少数族裔儿童获得指导、生活在安全社区或支持社区的可能性较低。非西班牙裔黑人儿童有导师提供建议或指导的可能性较低（aOR 0.50；95 % CI 0.38-0.62）、住在安全的社区（aOR 0.62；95 % CI 0.52-0.73）和住在支持邻里 (aOR 0.75; 95% CI 0.64−0.87) 比非西班牙裔白人儿童。