Shinn M, Knickman J R, Weitzman B C
Psychology Department, New York University, NY 10003.
Am Psychol. 1991 Nov;46(11):1180-7.
This study compares social relationships of 677 mothers in families requesting shelter with those of 495 mothers in housed families, randomly selected from the public assistance caseload in New York City. As hypothesized, women seeking shelter had experienced higher levels of a variety of childhood and adult events indicative of disruptions in social relationships. Contrary to our hypothesis, they were more likely than were housed mothers to have had recent contact with parents, other relatives, and friends, although they felt less able to draw on these resources for help with their current housing needs. More than three fourths of families seeking shelter had already stayed with members of their social network in the past year. The data suggest that they had used up potential sources of support before turning to public shelter.
本研究比较了677名申请庇护家庭中的母亲与495名有住房家庭中的母亲的社会关系，后者是从纽约市公共援助案例中随机挑选出来的。正如假设的那样，寻求庇护的女性经历了更多表明社会关系中断的童年和成年时期的各种事件。与我们的假设相反，她们比有住房的母亲更有可能近期与父母、其他亲属和朋友有过接触，尽管她们觉得在满足当前住房需求方面不太能够利用这些资源获得帮助。超过四分之三寻求庇护的家庭在过去一年里已经与他们社交网络中的成员住在一起。数据表明，在求助于公共庇护所之前，他们已经耗尽了潜在的支持来源。
