Employment experiences of homeless young adults: Are they different for youth with a history of foster care?
Employment experiences of homeless young adults: Are they different for youth with a history of foster care?
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DOI：
10.1016/j.childyouth.2005.03.006
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发表时间：
2006-03-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Lenz-Rashid, S
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作者：
Lenz-Rashid, S
在美国，每年大约有35万18至24岁的年轻人无家可归，有些人在未成年时被寄养。本研究的目的是探讨一项针对无家可归的转型期青年的就业培训计划的基线信息和结果。比较那些有寄养史（FC）和那些没有（NFC）。在基线上，FC的非洲裔美国人青年明显多于NFC，而白人青年明显少于NFC。此外，FC比NFC更有可能有心理健康问题和当前的药物滥用问题。每组约60%的参与者在培训后3个月内找到工作，所有参与者培训后的平均时薪为9.27美元（9.55美元NFC和8.88美元FC）。后续比较发现，即使考虑到寄养历史和所有其他控制变量，有心理健康问题最显着预测青年是否在就业培训计划后找到工作。在控制了所有其他变量后，西班牙裔FC青年的时薪显著高于西班牙裔NFC青年。(c)2005爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
There are approximately 350,000 young people between the ages of 18 and 24 who are homeless each year in the United States and some were placed in foster care as a minor. The put-pose of this study is to examine the baseline information and outcomes following an employment training program for homeless transitional youth. A comparison is made between those with a history of foster care (FC) and those without (NFC). At baseline, the FC had significantly more youth of African-American decent and significantly less Caucasian youth than the NFC. Additionally, the FC were significantly more likely to have mental health issues and current substance abuse issues than the NFC. Approximately 60% of participants from each group found employment within 3 months following the training and the mean hourly wage of all participants post-training was $9.27 ($9.55 NFC and $8.88 FC). Follow-up comparisons found that having a mental health issue most significantly predicted whether a youth found employment following the employment training program, even while taking into consideration foster care history and all other control variables. Hispanic FC youth had significantly higher hourly wages after controlling for all other variables when compared to Hispanic NFC youth. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.