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

• Main Authors: Luís A. Rohde (Author), Maria Helena M. Ferreira (Author), Andréa Zomer (Author), Letícia Forster (Author), Heloisa Zimmermann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 0034-8910; 1518-8787
• Keywords: homeless youth; family; interpersonal relations; menores de rua; família; relações interpessoais; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270
• Source: Revista de Saúde Pública, Vol 32, Iss 3, Pp 273-280

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.