Residential density and psychological health among children in low-income families
Residential density and psychological health among children in low-income families
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DOI：
10.1177/00139160121972936
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发表时间：
2001-03-01
影响因子：
5.7
通讯作者：
Harris, R
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作者：
Evans, GW;Saegert, S;Harris, R
作者提供了儿童居住拥挤带来的心理健康后遗症的数据，表明每个房间的人数与心理健康指数之间存在显著关联。这些关系体现在城市和农村贫困儿童的两个独立样本中。农村低收入样本之间的密度-心理健康联系受到性别互动的限制，表明男孩更容易受到负面结果的影响。在较小的市中心样本中没有发现这种相互作用。在这两个样本中，来自高密度家庭的孩子不太可能坚持在取得成就、解决问题的背景下坚持下去。作者没有发现支持他们的假设，即获得性无助感至少可以部分解释居住拥挤与儿童心理健康之间的关系。
The authors provide data on mental health sequelae of residential crowding among children, demonstrating significant associations between the number of persons per room and an index of psychological health. These relations are shown in two independent samples of urban and rural children living in poverty. The density-mental health link among the rural, low-income sample is qualified by a gender interaction indicating that boys are more vulnerable to negative outcomes. This interaction was not found among the smaller, inner-city sample. In both samples, children from higher density homes are less likely to persist in an achievement, problem-solving context. The authors did not find support for their hypothesis that learned helplessness would at least partially account for the relation between residential crowding and mental health among children.