文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Mandatory reporting policy and its effects: changes in perspectives on child abuse, reporting behavior, and influencing factors among Chinese child welfare social workers

作者：Tian, Tian[1];Chen, Wanzhen[2];Peng, Fang[2]

机构：[1]Univ Auckland, Sch Counselling Human Serv & Social Work, 10 Symonds St, Auckland 1010, New Zealand;[2]East China Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Social & Publ Adm, 130 Meilong Rd, Shanghai 200237, Peoples R China

年份：2026

卷号：182

外文期刊名：CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW

收录：;WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:001684267900001)】；

基金：We sincerely thank A/Prof. Allen Bartley for his invaluable sugges-tions during this research. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [No. 42377437] .

语种：英文

外文关键词：Mandatory reporting policy; Child welfare social workers; Perspectives on child abuse; Reportingbehavior; China

摘要：Debate regarding the effectiveness of mandatory reporting policies in addressing child abuse has intensified globally. This study evaluates the impact of China's 2020 national mandatory reporting policy on social workers' reporting behavior and perceptions of child abuse. Drawing on two-wave national survey data from the Chinese Social Work Longitudinal Study (2019 pre-policy, 2022 post-policy), the study applies propensity score matching, chi-square/t tests, and multivariate regression analyses. The findings revealed that the policy significantly increased social workers' reporting behavior (chi(2) = 188.96, p < 0.01) and abuse perception (t = 4.11, p < 0.01). Social workers with longer work experience (OR = 1.10, p < 0.01), or in supervisory roles (OR = 1.98, p < 0.05), were more likely to report child abuse cases. Additionally, being younger (beta = -0.07, p < 0.01), holding a major in social work (beta = 0.06, p < 0.05), having social work certification (beta = 0.12, p < 0.001), exposure to similar cases (beta = 0.09, p < 0.001), and not playing a supervisory role (beta = -0.05, p < 0.01) were associated with enhanced child abuse perception. The findings underscore the need for tailored training programs to address disparities in recognizing and reporting child abuse.