Sở Hữu Thú Cưng Ở Thanh Niên Vô Gia Cưng: Mối Quan Hệ Với Sức Khỏe Tâm Thần, Sử Dụng Dịch Vụ Và Tình Trạng Nhà Ở

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 46 - Trang 237-244 - 2014
Harmony Rhoades1, Hailey Winetrobe1, Eric Rice1
1School of Social Work University of Southern California Los Angeles USA

Tóm tắt

Có đến 25% người vô gia cư có thú cưng. Theo như chúng tôi biết, việc sở hữu thú cưng chưa được nghiên cứu định lượng ở thanh niên vô gia cư. Nghiên cứu này đã khảo sát việc sở hữu thú cưng ở 398 thanh niên vô gia cư sử dụng hai trung tâm tư vấn tại Los Angeles. Hai mươi ba phần trăm thanh niên vô gia cư có thú cưng. Phần lớn các chủ sở hữu thú cưng cho biết thú cưng của họ đã đồng hành bên họ và giúp họ cảm thấy được yêu thương; gần một nửa báo cáo rằng thú cưng khiến việc ở trong nơi trú ẩn trở nên khó khăn hơn. Những người sở hữu thú cưng báo cáo ít triệu chứng trầm cảm và cô đơn hơn so với những người bạn đồng trang lứa không có thú cưng. Việc sở hữu thú cưng có liên quan đến việc giảm sử dụng dịch vụ nhà ở và tìm kiếm việc làm, và giảm khả năng hiện tại đang ở trong một nơi trú ẩn. Những phát hiện này làm sáng tỏ nhiều lợi ích tích cực của việc sở hữu thú cưng đối với thanh niên vô gia cư, nhưng quan trọng hơn là nhấn mạnh rằng việc sở hữu thú cưng có thể ảnh hưởng tiêu cực đến các lựa chọn về nhà ở. Nhà ở và các dịch vụ khác cần phải nhạy cảm với nhu cầu của thanh niên vô gia cư có thú cưng.

Từ khóa

#thú cưng #thanh niên vô gia cư #sức khỏe tâm thần #dịch vụ #tình trạng nhà ở

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