David Daryn H, Gelberg Lillian, Suchman Nancy E
Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health.
Infant Ment Health J. 2012 Jan;33(1):1-9. doi: 10.1002/imhj.20333. Epub 2012 Jan 23.
Although it has been well-documented that parents and children who experience homelessness often have compromised health and well-being, few studies have examined the potential implications of homelessness on the process of parenting young children. In this review, we consider how parents of young children might function under the circumstances of homelessness. We begin with a brief overview of the psychological, social, and medical characteristics of homeless mothers and their young children. Using a developmental attachment perspective, we next briefly review the central tasks of parenting during the first 5 years of life, including emotion regulation and fostering of child autonomy, with an eye toward how homelessness may compromise a mother's ability to complete these tasks. Finally, we provide suggestions for further research that incorporate a developmental attachment perspective and other relevant viewpoints. Because of the paucity of research in this area, our review seeks to provide a heuristic framework for future research, intervention development, and policy.
尽管有充分的文献记载表明，经历无家可归的父母和孩子往往健康状况不佳、幸福感缺失，但很少有研究探讨无家可归对养育幼儿过程的潜在影响。在这篇综述中，我们思考了幼儿的父母在无家可归的情况下可能如何应对。我们首先简要概述无家可归的母亲及其幼儿的心理、社会和医学特征。接下来，我们从发展性依恋的角度，简要回顾生命最初5年养育子女的核心任务，包括情绪调节和培养孩子的自主性，着眼于无家可归可能如何损害母亲完成这些任务的能力。最后，我们提供了进一步研究的建议，这些研究纳入了发展性依恋视角和其他相关观点。由于该领域研究匮乏，我们的综述旨在为未来的研究、干预措施开发和政策提供一个启发式框架。
