The purpose of this study was to compare the coping strategies between homeless women with dependent children and homeless women without dependent children. Of the 192 homeless women in this study, 64 were mothers whose dependent children lived with them, and 132 were women who did not have dependent children living with them. The women were recruited from homeless shelters in Georgia, in the Metro Atlanta area and surrounding counties. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to test the differences between both groups using their scores on the Coping Strategies Inventory scales survey instrument (problem-solving skills, problem reframing, and ability to access social networks). Univariate analysis was used to look at each dependent variable. There was no statistical difference in coping strategies between both groups. The conclusions from this study suggest continued research regarding the benefit of coping strategies among homeless populations.

这项研究的目的是比较有子女的无家可归妇女和没有子女的无家可归妇女之间的应对策略。在这项研究的192名无家可归的妇女中，有64名是其抚养子女与之同住的母亲，还有132名没有抚养子女与之同住的妇女。这些妇女是从佐治亚州，亚特兰大都会区及周边县的无家可归者收容所招募的。方差的多变量分析（MANOVA）用于使用应对策略库存量表调查工具（问题解决能力，问题重定性和访问社交网络的能力）的分数来测试两组之间的差异。单变量分析用于查看每个因变量。两组之间的应对策略没有统计学差异。