Shinn Marybeth, Gibbons-Benton Jessica, Brown Scott R
Vanderbilt University.
Child Welfare. 2015;94(1):105-122.
This study examines the extent and correlates of family separations in families experiencing homelessness. Of 2,307 parents recruited in family shelters across 12 sites, a tenth were separated from partners and a quarter from one or more children. Additional separations before and after shelter entry and reasons, from parents' perspectives, were documented in qualitative interviews with a subsample of 80 parents. Separations were associated with economic hardship, shelter conditions, and family characteristics.
本研究考察了无家可归家庭中家庭离散的程度及其相关因素。在12个地点的家庭庇护所招募的2307名父母中,十分之一与伴侣离散,四分之一与一个或多个孩子离散。通过对80名父母的子样本进行定性访谈,记录了庇护所入住前后的其他离散情况以及父母视角下的原因。离散与经济困难、庇护所条件和家庭特征有关。