HOMELESS MOTHERS AND CHILDREN--LONGITUDINAL STUDY

无家可归的母亲和儿童——纵向研究

• 批准号: 2250723
• 负责人: ELLEN L BASSUK
• 金额: $ 60.92万
• 依托单位: BETTER HOMES FUND
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-08-01 至 1998-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/2250723
• 关键词: academic achievement; child (0-11); community health services; emotional adjustment; female; health care service utilization; homeless; household; housing; human subject; interview; longitudinal human study; low socioeconomic status; mother child interaction; social service; socioeconomics; statistics /biometry

(Adapted from Applicant's Abstract): While the extent of family homelessness can be traced to broader economic and social issues, particularly the gap between income and rent, the availability of decent affordable low-income housing and the high poverty rates among families headed by women, much remains to be learned about the course of hopelessness and the experience of residential instability over time. Such information is critical for designing effective interventions and for the development of prevention strategies. This revised application proposes to add a longitudinal component to an ongoing, NIMH-funded study of 250 homeless and 250 housed families in Worcester, Massachusetts. It would build on the existing population-based case-control comparison of homeless and housed families and the strong collaborative relationships that have been developed with the Worcester community. The proposed prospective study would involve follow-up interviews of both mothers and their approximately 1000 children at 8, 16, and 24 months subsequent to the initial, baseline interview completed for the cross-sectional study. By following the sample of homeless and housed families for 24 months and collecting additional data over time. It will be possible to: 1) examine the natural course of homelessness among undomiciled families and the extent to which family homelessness is chronic or episodic; 2) compare and contrast factors that increase homelessness vulnerability with those that prolong it; 3) examine mediating factors, in particular social resources and their effects on residential stability for homeless women and their children; 4) describe the consequences of homelessness for women on service utilization, victimization, and other life stressors; 5) examine the consequences of homelessness, other risk, and protective factors (such as mother's mental health) on the development, socio- emotional adaptation, and academic achievement of children over time. A prospective study of community population-based samples of homeless and housed women and their children holds considerable promise for developing an understanding of the course of hopelessness for families, how factors influencing course differ from factors affecting vulnerability, and the consequences of hopelessness for women and children.

（改编自申请人的摘要）：而家庭的程度 无家可归可以追溯到更广泛的经济和社会问题， 特别是收入和租金之间的差距，可用性 负担得起的低收入住房和家庭之间的贫困率高 在女性的领导下，还有很多待了解的过程 随着时间的流逝，绝望和住宅不稳定的经验。 此类信息对于设计有效的干预措施至关重要 为了制定预防策略。此修订的申请 建议在正在进行的NIMH资助的研究中添加纵向成分 在马萨诸塞州伍斯特市的250个无家可归者和250个家庭中。它 将基于现有的基于人群的病例对照比较 无家可归的家庭以及牢固的合作关系 伍斯特社区已经开发了。提议 前瞻性研究将涉及母亲的后续访谈和 在8、16和24个月之后，他们约有1000名儿童 最初的基线访谈完成了横断面研究。 通过遵循无家可归者和住所家庭的样本24个月， 随着时间的推移收集其他数据。可以：1）检查 未命令的家庭和 家庭无家可归是慢性或情节的程度； 2）比较 和对比因素会增加无家可归者的脆弱性 延长它； 3）检查中介因素，特别是社会 资源及其对无家可归妇女的住宅稳定性的影响 和他们的孩子； 4）描述无家可归的后果 服务利用，受害和其他生活压力的妇女； 5）检查无家可归，其他风险和保护性的后果 有关发展的因素（例如母亲的心理健康），社会 - 随着时间的推移，儿童的情感适应和学术成就。一个 对基于社区人群的无家可归者和的前瞻性研究 妇女及其子女有很大的发展 了解家庭的绝望进程，如何因素 影响过程与影响脆弱性的因素不同，而 绝望的后果对妇女和儿童。