Journal article
The Relationship between Familism and Child Maltreatment in Latino and Anglo Families
Child maltreatment, Vol.6(2), pp.130-142
05/2001
DOI: 10.1177/1077559501006002005
PMID: 16705788
Abstract
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.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Relationship between Familism and Child Maltreatment in Latino and Anglo Families
- Creators
- Carol Coohey - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Child maltreatment, Vol.6(2), pp.130-142
- DOI
- 10.1177/1077559501006002005
- PMID
- 16705788
- NLM abbreviation
- Child Maltreat
- ISSN
- 1077-5595
- eISSN
- 1552-6119
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2001
- Academic Unit
- School of Social Work; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984307148402771
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