The impact of living on the streets on latency children's friendships

Revista de Saúde Pública

Luís A. Rohde¹  Letícia Forster¹  Heloisa Zimmermann¹  Maria Helena M. Ferreira¹  Andréa Zomer¹ 

[1] Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul;

关键词: homeless youth;    family;    interpersonal relations;    menores de rua;    família;    relações interpessoais;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: This is a study to evaluate friendships in latency street boys of Porto Alegre, RGS, Brazil. METHODS: A sample of 30 latency street boys was compared with a sample of 51 latency boys living with their low income families, using the Cornell Interview of Peers and Friends (CIPF). RESULTS: The two groups had a significantly different CIPF global scores, and the boys of the street group had the highest mean score. Also, boys of the street had significantly lower developmental appropriateness, self-esteem and social skills scores than boys living with a family. CONCLUSIONS: The urgent need for intervention street children, especially on boys of the street, is emphasized.

【 授权许可】

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