Adaptation in Homeless Children : An Empirical Examination Using Cluster Analysis  

Oleh:

Huntington, Nicholas ; Buckner, John C. ; Bassuk, Ellen L.

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: American Behavioral Scientist vol. 51 no. 06 (Feb. 2008), page 737-755.
Topik: Children; Functioning; Homelessness; Person-Centered Analysis; Typology
Fulltext: 03. Adaptation in Homeless Children - An Empirical Examination Using Cluster Analysis.pdf (156.4KB)

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Using a person-centered analytical approach, this article examines data from the Worcester Family Research Project to determine whether homeless children (53 preschoolers and 69 school-age children) can be classified into subgroups based on measures of behavior problems, adaptive functioning, and achievement. Cluster analyses revealed two clusters: higher functioning children (doing well across all three domains, n = 57) and lower functioning children (doing poorly across all three domains, n = 65). These results highlight that homeless children are not a homogeneous group, that a subgroup of children are doing well despite the stresses they face, and that services and policies perhaps ought to be more specifically targeted.

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