Health and Self-Regulation among School-Age Children Experiencing Family Homelessness

Andrew J. Barnes; Theresa L. Lafavor; J. J. Cutuli; Lei Zhang; Charles N. Oberg; Ann S. Masten

doi:10.3390/children4080070

Health and Self-Regulation among School-Age Children Experiencing Family Homelessness

Andrew J. Barnes, Theresa L. Lafavor, J. J. Cutuli, Lei Zhang, Charles N. Oberg, Ann S. Masten

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Children in homeless families have high levels of adversity and are at risk for behavior problems and chronic health conditions, however little is known about the relationship between cognitive-emotional self-regulation and health among school-aged homeless children. Children (n = 86; mean age 10.5) living in shelters were assessed for health, family stress/adversity, emotional-behavioral regulation, nonverbal intellectual abilities, and executive function. Vision problems were the most prevalent health condition, followed by chronic respiratory conditions. Cumulative risk, child executive function, and self-regulation problems in children were uniquely related to child physical health. Homeless children experience problems with cognitive, emotional, and behavioral regulation as well as physical health, occurring in a context of high psychosocial risk. Several aspects of children’s self-regulation predict physical health in 9- to 11-year-old homeless children. Health promotion efforts in homeless families should address individual differences in children’s self-regulation as a resilience factor.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	70
Number of pages	1
Journal	Children
Volume	4
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/children4080070 https://doi.org/10.3390/children4080070
State	Published - Aug 4 2017

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This study was supported by NIH grant #UL1TR000114. The authors thank the children, parents, administrators, and staff at People Serving People and Mary?s Place; and faculty, staff, and students from the University of Minnesota Institute of Child Development.

Funding Information:
Acknowledgments: This study was supported by NIH grant #UL1TR000114. The authors thank the children, parents, administrators, and staff at People Serving People and Mary’s Place; and faculty, staff, and students from the University of Minnesota Institute of Child Development.

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© 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

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Child development
Chronic health conditions
Cognitive functioning
Family homelessness
Middle childhood
Psychosocial risk
Resilience

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