Mixed methods on adverse childhood experiences predicting transitional and recurrent homelessness

IF 2 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Journal of community psychology Pub Date : 2024-08-15 DOI:10.1002/jcop.23139

Nienke F. Boesveldt, Willemijn van Dungen, Bram O. de Castro

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Abstract

Aims

Research has associated lack of parental care, physical abuse, and parental substance abuse to homelessness, with the presence of two or more such factors dramatically increasing one's chances of becoming homeless as an adult. Less clear is which (cumulation of) factors may mediate the difference between transitional and recurrent homelessness.

Methods

Quantitative analysis of four risk factors—addiction, weak social network, criminal activity, psychopathology—among 69 transitionally and recurrently homeless (RH) adults, followed by in-depth qualitative analysis of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among 30 selected participants.

Results

RH participants had higher cumulative risk and a higher prevalence and broader range of ACEs than transitionally homeless participants, with the prevalence of childhood physical abuse marking the greatest difference between the two groups. Recurrent homelessness was also correlated with addiction to hard drugs, criminal activity, and weak social networks.

Conclusion

Longitudinal and intervention studies in larger groups are needed to assess causality.

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关于预测过渡性和反复性无家可归的童年不良经历的混合方法。

目的：研究表明，缺乏父母照顾、身体虐待和父母滥用药物与无家可归有关，存在两个或两个以上此类因素会大大增加一个人成年后无家可归的几率。目前尚不清楚的是，哪些（累积的）因素可能会介导过渡性无家可归和经常性无家可归之间的差异：方法：对 69 名过渡性和经常性无家可归（RH）成年人的四种风险因素--吸毒、社会网络薄弱、犯罪活动、精神病理学--进行定量分析，然后对 30 名选定参与者的童年不良经历（ACEs）进行深入的定性分析：结果：与过渡性无家可归者相比，无家可归者的累积风险更高，ACE 的发生率更高，范围更广，其中童年身体虐待的发生率是两组之间最大的差异。反复无家可归还与嗜好硬性毒品、犯罪活动和社会网络薄弱有关：结论：需要对更大的群体进行纵向和干预研究，以评估因果关系。

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Journal of community psychology Multiple-

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4.20

自引率

8.70%

发文量

195

期刊介绍： The Journal of Community Psychology is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to research, evaluation, assessment and intervention, and review articles that deal with human behavior in community settings. Articles of interest include descriptions and evaluations of service programs and projects, studies of youth, parenting, and family development, methodology and design for work in the community, the interaction of groups in the larger community, and criminals and corrections.