Developmental Timing of Housing Mobility: Longitudinal Effects on Externalizing Behaviors among At-Risk Youth
Developmental Timing of Housing Mobility: Longitudinal Effects on Externalizing Behaviors among At-Risk Youth
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jaac.2013.12.003
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发表时间：
2014-02-01
影响因子：
13.3
通讯作者：
Chavira, Dina
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作者：
Fowler, Patrick J.;Henry, David B.;Chavira, Dina
目的：这项纵向研究测试是否暴露于住房流动性的发展时间加剧了行为问题的风险样本的青年。方法：参与者是2，442名4至16岁的青少年，他们有虐待儿童的风险，在36个月的随访期间在3个时间点进行随访。照顾者在每次评估中报告了青少年的外化行为。潜在增长模型在考虑了认知发展、家庭不稳定性、儿童性别、种族、家庭收入和基线时照顾者心理健康的变化后，研究了住房流动性对行为问题的影响。结果：研究结果表明，增加住房流动性预测更大的行为问题时，儿童暴露在关键的发展时期。学龄前儿童表现出明显较高的行为问题率，在3年的随访中保持稳定。同样，随着时间的推移，接触更多流动性的青少年变得相对更具破坏性。未发现对学龄儿童的影响。在婴儿期和最近经常搬家的孩子随着时间的推移表现出明显更差的行为。结论：住房流动的发展时间影响儿童的行为结果。处于发展转型期的青年在流动时最有可能受到居住环境的干扰。评估住房历史是对风险家庭采取干预措施的一个重要组成部分。
Objective: This longitudinal study tested whether developmental timing of exposure to housing mobility exacerbates behavior problems in an at-risk sample of youth. Method: Participants were 2,442 youth 4 to 16 years old at risk for child maltreatment followed at 3 time points over a 36-month follow-up. Caregivers reported on youth externalizing behaviors at each assessment. Latent growth models examined the effect of housing mobility on behavior problems after accounting for change in cognitive development, family instability, child gender, ethnicity, family income, and caregiver mental health at baseline. Results: Findings suggested increased housing mobility predicted greater behavior problems when children were exposed at key developmental periods. Preschoolers exhibited significantly higher rates of behavior problems that remained stable across the 3-year follow-up. Likewise, adolescents exposed to more mobility became relatively more disruptive over time. No effects were found for school-age children. Children who moved frequently during infancy and more recently demonstrated significantly worse behavior over time. Conclusions: The developmental timing of housing mobility affects child behavioral outcomes. Youth in developmental transition at the time of mobility are at greatest risk for disturbances to residential contexts. Assessing housing history represents an important component of interventions with at-risk families.