Ability, achievement, and adjustment in homeless children.
Abstract
Homeless 3-12-year-old children residing in city shelters were compared with a matched control group of 45 inner city children in terms of cognitive functioning and emotional-behavioral adjustment. School-age children in both groups did not differ significantly on most measures. Preschool homeless children exhibited slower development and more emotional-behavioral problems than did their domiciled peers, and significantly fewer were enrolled in early childhood programs. The feasibility of evaluating this population on standardized instruments is demonstrated, and implications of the study for social policy are discussed.
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Homeless children had lower vocabulary scores than children on public assistance.
“However, homeless children did have lower vocabulary scores.”
From Academic Achievement Trajectories of Homeless and Highly Mobile Students: Resilience in the Context of Chronic and Acute Risk (2013) · cites this paper as Rescorla, Parker, and Stolley, (1991)
In a smaller sample, no difference was found on an individually administered achievement test between homeless school children and children on public assistance.
“Rescorla, Parker, and Stolley, (1991) failed to find a difference on an individually administered achievement test in a smaller sample of homeless school children compared to children on public assistance.”
From Academic Achievement Trajectories of Homeless and Highly Mobile Students: Resilience in the Context of Chronic and Acute Risk (2013) · cites this paper as Rescorla, Parker, and Stolley, (1991)
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- Authors
- Rescorla, L., Parker, R., & Stolley, P.
- Affiliations
- Bryn Mawr College (US)
- Emory University (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- ORCID
- Parker, Ruth
- Venue
- American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
- Published
- 1991
- Volume
- 61
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 210-220
- ISSN
- 0002-9432 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-0025
- OpenAlex
- W1989835920
- Cited by
- 128
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 16.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Homelessness and Social Issues
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Child Welfare and Adoption
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Keywords
- homeless children, child development, cognitive function, preschool children, elementary school students, early childhood programs, standardized assessment, social policy
- MeSH terms
- Achievement, Adaptation, Psychological, Affective Symptoms, Aptitude, Child, Child Behavior Disorders, Child, Preschool, Ill-Housed Persons, Humans, Personality Development, Personality Tests, Poverty Areas, Projective Techniques, Psychometrics, Public Housing, Social Environment, Wechsler Scales
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