RESEARCH ON CHILD NEGLECT

关于儿童忽视的研究

基本信息

批准号：
6798653
负责人：
SAMUEL L MYERS
金额：
$ 23.88万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2000
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2000-09-30 至 2006-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6798653
关键词：
behavioral /social science research tag bias child abuse child foster care /adoption child welfare clinical research human data mathematical model mental health epidemiology racial /ethnic difference statistics /biometry

项目摘要

The proposed project will increase our understanding of the scope of neglect among children of color. It promises to determine whether racial disproportionality can be explained by any one or more forms of bias that may arise when cases are processed through the child protective system. The central hypothesis to be tested is whether the observed racial disproportionality in reported and substantiated child neglect can be explained by (a) reporting bias, (b) substantiation laws, (c) labeling bias, (d) exposure bias, and/or (e) aggregation bias. The major contribution that the research makes to the body of knowledge is the application of a methodology called a decomposition or residual difference method that permits the assessment of the relative sizes of each of these possible biases. The methodology can be applied to data collected from other states or counties. The research project will provide other analysts with powerful tools for looking at racial inequality in other aspects of the health and welfare of children where the potential for reporting or similar biases is known to exist. Minnesota provides an excellent laboratory for the study of disproportionality; Minnesota leads the nation in racial disproportionality. If the investigators can understand racial disproportionality in Minnesota, it should be possible to understand it elsewhere. Through a unique collaboration with child protective services in three counties in Minnesota and with the Department of Human Services in Minnesota, the project will expand the body of knowledge on how large and sustained disparities in child neglect reports can arise. Four methods will be used to assess and measure potential bias in child neglect statistics in Minnesota. First, the investigators will examine statistically disaggregated statewide child neglect data collected through a new system now being implemented by the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Second, they will examine, within three counties with differing policies and approaches to delivery of services and collection of basic data on child neglect, a sample of files of neglected children. Third, the investigators will look prospectively at which cases are most likely to be screened out of the system by placing trained sentinels in the child protective services and strategically in the offices of mandated professionals. At each stage, they will specify and estimate underlying model equations and construct statistical tests measuring various forms of bias. By looking at bias from different data collection efforts and perspectives, the investigators will gain added validity in their results. The results of this research will help guide the direction that policy makers should shift in order to address the problem of persistent racial disparities in child neglect.

拟议的项目将增加我们对范围的理解有色人种之间被忽视。它有望确定种族是否不成比例可以用任何一种或多种形式的偏见来解释当通过儿童保护系统处理案件时，就会出现。中央要检验的假设是观察到的种族不成比例是否在报告和证实的儿童忽视可以通过（a）报告来解释偏见，（b）证明定律，（c）标记偏见，（d）暴露偏见和/或（e）聚集偏见。研究对身体的主要贡献知识是一种称为分解或的方法的应用允许评估相对大小的残余差异方法这些可能的偏见中的每一个。该方法可以应用于收集的数据来自其他州或县。研究项目将为其他分析师提供具有强大的工具来研究种族不平等的其他方面儿童的健康和福利，有可能报告或类似的潜力已知存在偏见。明尼苏达州为研究不成比例；明尼苏达州以种族领先不成比例。如果调查人员可以理解种族明尼苏达州的不成比例，应该有可能理解它别处。通过与儿童保护服务的独特合作明尼苏达州的三个县和人类服务部明尼苏达州，该项目将扩大有关大小和可能会出现忽视儿童报告中持续的差异。将四种方法是用于评估和衡量儿童忽视统计的潜在偏见明尼苏达州。首先，调查人员将检查统计上的分类全州儿童忽略了通过新系统收集的数据由明尼苏达州人类服务部实施。其次，他们会的在三个县内检查具有不同的政策和方法提供服务和关于儿童忽视的基本数据的收集，一个样本被忽视的孩子的档案。第三，调查人员将前瞻性地看待在哪些情况下，最有可能通过放置将在儿童保护服务中受过训练的哨兵，并在战略上授权专业人员的办公室。在每个阶段，他们都会指定并估计基础模型方程和构建统计测试测量各种形式的偏见。通过查看来自不同数据收集的偏差努力和观点，调查人员将在他们的结果。这项研究的结果将有助于指导政策的方向制造商应转移以解决持续种族的问题忽视儿童的差异。