San Agustin M, Cohen P, Rubin D, Cleary S D, Erickson C J, Allen J K
Primary Care Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
J Urban Health. 1999 Mar;76(1):39-50. doi: 10.1007/BF02344460.
This study compares the prevalence of emotional, academic, and cognitive impairment in children and mothers living in the community with those living in shelters for the homeless.
In New York City, 82 homeless mothers and their 102 children, aged 6 to 11, recruited from family shelters were compared to 115 nonhomeless mothers with 176 children recruited from classmates of the homeless children. Assessments included standardized tests and interviews.
Mothers in shelters for the homeless showed higher rates of depression and anxiety than did nonhomeless mothers. Boys in homeless shelters showed higher rates of serious emotional and behavioral problems. Both boys and girls in homeless shelters showed more academic problems than did nonhomeless children.
Study findings suggest a need among homeless children for special attention to academic problems that are not attributable to intellectual deficits in either children or their mothers. Although high rates of emotional and behavioral problems characterized poor children living in both settings, boys in shelters for the homeless may be particularly in need of professional attention.
本研究比较了居住在社区的儿童和母亲与居住在无家可归者收容所的儿童和母亲在情绪、学业和认知方面的损伤发生率。
在纽约市，从家庭收容所招募了82名无家可归的母亲及其102名6至11岁的儿童，并与115名非无家可归的母亲及其从无家可归儿童的同学中招募的176名儿童进行比较。评估包括标准化测试和访谈。
无家可归者收容所中的母亲比非无家可归的母亲表现出更高的抑郁和焦虑率。无家可归者收容所中的男孩表现出更高的严重情绪和行为问题发生率。无家可归者收容所中的男孩和女孩都比非无家可归的儿童表现出更多的学业问题。
研究结果表明，无家可归儿童需要特别关注那些并非由儿童或其母亲智力缺陷引起的学业问题。尽管生活在这两种环境中的贫困儿童都有较高的情绪和行为问题发生率，但无家可归者收容所中的男孩可能尤其需要专业关注。
