Tyler Kimberly A
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2006 Oct;21(10):1385-93. doi: 10.1177/0886260506291650.
Using intensive qualitative interviews with 40 homeless youth, this study examined their early family histories for abuse, neglect, and other family problems and the number and types of transitions that youth experienced. Multiple forms of child maltreatment, family alcoholism, drug use, and criminal activity characterized early family histories of many youth. Leaving home because of either running away or being removed by child protective services often resulted in multiple transitions, which regularly included moving from foster care homes to a group home, back to their parents, and then again returning to the streets. Although having experienced family disorganization set youth on trajectories for early independence, there were many unique paths that youth traveled prior to ending up on the streets.
本研究通过对40名无家可归青少年进行深入的定性访谈，调查了他们早期家庭中存在的虐待、忽视及其他家庭问题，以及青少年经历的转变的数量和类型。多种形式的儿童虐待、家庭酗酒、吸毒和犯罪活动是许多青少年早期家庭经历的特征。因离家出走或被儿童保护服务机构带走而离开家，往往会导致多次转变，通常包括从寄养家庭搬到集体之家，回到父母身边，然后再次回到街头。尽管经历过家庭混乱使青少年走上了早期独立的道路，但在最终流落街头之前，青少年走过了许多独特的人生轨迹。
