Socioeconomic vulnerability and housing insecurity: A critical factor in child care in Spain

Gómez-Quintero, Juan David (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; García Martínez, Jesús (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Maldonado, Lina (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: In this research we analysed 515 cases of Spanish households who lost their homes or were at risk of losing them as a result of mortgage arrears, in the midst of the serious economic crisis that hit Spain between 2008 and 2013. In the cases we examined a large number of children were evicted from their homes, with a high inherent risk of housing-related neglect. We assessed the main factors behind this risk of child neglect amongst families caught up in judicial eviction proceedings. This was done via a multivariant statistical analysis involving multiple correspondences and dimension reduction. The results show that certain socioeconomic characteristics of the families are risk factors to lose their home. The main risk factors include the employment situation of the main provider and the type of family. These factors proved much more significant than other variables such as nationality or living above or below the poverty line. Child benefit payments seemed to have little impact in terms of preventing or mitigating the effects on children of losing their home.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105021

Año: 2020

Publicado en: Children and Youth Services Review 114 (2020), 105021 [9 pp.]
ISSN: 0190-7409

Factor impacto JCR: 2.393 (2020)

Categ. JCR: SOCIAL WORK rank: 9 / 44 = 0.205 (2020) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: FAMILY STUDIES rank: 19 / 46 = 0.413 (2020) - Q2 - T2

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.815 - Developmental and Educational Psychology (Q1) - Sociology and Political Science (Q1) - Social Work (Q1) - Education (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FEDER/S28-17R

Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Métodos Cuant.Econ.Empres (Dpto. Estruc.Hª Econ.y Eco.Pb.)
Área (Departamento): Área Trabajo Social y Serv.Soc (Dpto. Psicología y Sociología)