Bassuk E L, Buckner J C, Weinreb L F, Browne A, Bassuk S S, Dawson R, Perloff J N
Better Homes Fund, Newton, MA 02159, USA.
Am J Public Health. 1997 Feb;87(2):241-8. doi: 10.2105/ajph.87.2.241.
To identify risk and protective factors for family homelessness, a case-control study of homeless and low-income, never-homeless families, all female-headed, was conducted.
Homeless mothers (n = 220) were enrolled from family shelters in Worcester, Mass. Low-income housed mothers receiving welfare (n = 216) formed the comparison group. The women completed an interview covering socioeconomic, social support, victimization, mental health, substance use, and health domains.
Childhood predictors of family homelessness included foster care placement and respondent's mother's use of drugs. Independent risk factors in adulthood included minority status, recent move to Worcester, recent eviction, interpersonal conflict, frequent alcohol or heroin use, and recent hospitalization for a mental health problem. Protective factors included being a primary tenant, receiving cash assistance or a housing subsidy, graduating from high school, and having a larger social network.
Factors that compromise an individual's economic and social resources are associated with greater risk of losing one's home.
为确定家庭无家可归的风险因素和保护因素，开展了一项针对无家可归家庭与低收入、从未无家可归家庭（均为女性当家）的病例对照研究。
从马萨诸塞州伍斯特市的家庭收容所招募了220名无家可归的母亲。接受福利救济的低收入有房母亲（216名）组成对照组。这些女性完成了一项涵盖社会经济、社会支持、受害情况、心理健康、物质使用和健康领域的访谈。
家庭无家可归的童年预测因素包括寄养安置和受访者母亲使用毒品。成年后的独立风险因素包括少数族裔身份、近期搬到伍斯特市、近期被驱逐、人际冲突、频繁饮酒或使用海洛因以及近期因心理健康问题住院。保护因素包括作为主要租户、获得现金援助或住房补贴、高中毕业以及拥有更大的社交网络。
损害个人经济和社会资源的因素与失去住房的风险增加有关。
