Coulton C J
Soc Work Health Care. 1979 Fall;5(1):5-17. doi: 10.1300/J010v05n01_01.
The ecological perspective is gaining acceptance in social work thinking. This approach focuses on the interaction of people and situations. An important ecological concept is person-environment fit; that is, the congruency between people needs, capacities, and aspirations and the resources demands and opportunities in their environment. The study described in this article explored the empirical manifestations of this concept among a group of chronically ill persons. The results suggested that there are several categories of person-environment fit that are important to people. The concept also appears to have potential usefulness for research on social work practice.
生态视角在社会工作思维中越来越受到认可。这种方法侧重于人与情境的相互作用。一个重要的生态概念是人与环境的契合度；也就是说，人的需求、能力和愿望与他们环境中的资源需求和机会之间的一致性。本文所述的研究探讨了这一概念在一组慢性病患者中的实证表现。结果表明，对人们来说，有几类人与环境的契合度很重要。这一概念似乎对社会工作实践研究也具有潜在的用处。
