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American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 51, No. 6, 737-755 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0002764207311985

Adaptation in Homeless Children

An Empirical Examination Using Cluster Analysis

Nicholas Huntington

National Center on Family Homelessness, Newton Centre, Massachusetts

John C. Buckner

Children's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts

Ellen L. Bassuk

National Center on Family Homelessness, Newton Centre, Massachusetts

Using a person-centered analytical approach, this article examines data from the Worcester Family Research Project to determine whether homeless children (53 preschoolers and 69 school-age children) can be classified into subgroups based on measures of behavior problems, adaptive functioning, and achievement. Cluster analyses revealed two clusters: higher functioning children (doing well across all three domains, n = 57) and lower functioning children (doing poorly across all three domains, n = 65). These results highlight that homeless children are not a homogeneous group, that a subgroup of children are doing well despite the stresses they face, and that services and policies perhaps ought to be more specifically targeted.

Key Words: children • functioning • homelessness • person-centered analysis • typology


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