Rohde L A, Ferreira M H, Zomer A, Forster L, Zimmermann H
Departamento de Psiquiatria, Hospital de Clínicas, Porto Alegre da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, RS-Brasil.
Rev Saude Publica. 1998 Jun;32(3):273-80. doi: 10.1590/s0034-89101998000300011.
This is a study to evaluate friendships in latency street boys of Porto Alegre, RGS, Brazil.
A sample of 30 latency street boys was compared with a sample of 51 latency boys living with their low income families, using the Cornell Interview of Peers and Friends (CIPF).
The two groups had a significantly different CIPF global scores, and the boys of the street group had the highest mean score. Also, boys of the street had significantly lower developmental appropriateness, self-esteem and social skills scores than boys living with a family.
The urgent need for intervention street children, especially on boys of the street, is emphasized.
本研究旨在评估巴西南里奥格兰德州阿雷格里港处于潜伏期的街头男孩的友谊情况。
采用康奈尔同龄人及朋友访谈法（CIPF），将30名处于潜伏期的街头男孩样本与51名与低收入家庭生活在一起的处于潜伏期的男孩样本进行比较。
两组的CIPF总体得分存在显著差异，街头男孩组的平均得分最高。此外，街头男孩的发展适宜性、自尊和社交技能得分显著低于与家人生活在一起的男孩。
强调了对街头儿童，尤其是街头男孩进行干预的迫切需求。
