感知到的福利工作者支持与有孩子的低收入城市女性的心理困扰。

Perceived welfare caseworker support and psychological distress among low-income urban women with children.

机构信息

Department of Sociology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-2270, USA.

出版信息

Soc Work. 2012 Oct;57(4):353-60. doi: 10.1093/sw/sws011.

Abstract

Although some research suggests that the relationship between Child Protective Services workers and their clients may influence client outcomes, little is known about the function of the relationship between welfare or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families caseworkers and their clients. Building on previous research, the authors use 1999 survey data from the Welfare, Children, and Families Project--a probability sample of 853 low-income women with children living in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio, Texas--to examine the association between perceived welfare caseworker support and psychological distress. Results revealed that women who perceive their welfare caseworker to be interested, caring, and helpful also tend to exhibit lower levels of psychological distress.

摘要

虽然一些研究表明儿童保护服务工作者与其客户之间的关系可能会影响客户的结果，但对于福利或贫困家庭临时援助工作者与其客户之间关系的功能却知之甚少。基于先前的研究，作者使用了 1999 年“福利、儿童和家庭项目”的调查数据——这是一个在波士顿、芝加哥和德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥居住的 853 名低收入有孩子的妇女的概率样本——来研究感知到的福利工作者支持与心理困扰之间的关联。结果表明，那些认为自己的福利工作者有兴趣、关心和有帮助的女性往往表现出较低水平的心理困扰。