From Homelessness to Community: Psychological Integration of Women Who Have Experienced Homelessness

Autor/inn/en	Nemiroff, Rebecca; Aubry, Tim; Klodawsky, Fran
Titel	From Homelessness to Community: Psychological Integration of Women Who Have Experienced Homelessness
Quelle	In: Journal of Community Psychology, 39 (2011) 8, S.1003-1018 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0090-4392
DOI	10.1002/jcop.20486
Schlagwörter	Homeless People; Females; Dependents; Housing; Writing Workshops; Psychology; Literacy; Longitudinal Studies; Predictor Variables; Models; Identification; Victims of Crime; Multiple Regression Analysis; Neighborhood Integration; Measures (Individuals); Community; Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Research Methodology; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Weibliches Geschlecht; Familienangehöriger; Unterkunft; Psychologie; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Prädiktor; Analogiemodell; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Messdaten; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Ausland; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Kanada
Abstract	This longitudinal study examined psychological integration of women who were homeless at the study's outset. Participants (N = 101) were recruited at homeless shelters and participated in 2 in-person interviews, approximately 2 years apart. A predictive model identifying factors associated with having a psychological sense of community within one's neighbourhood was developed from previous empirical research and tested. Having dependent children, living in higher quality housing, and having more positive contact with neighbours predicted higher levels of psychological integration. Counter to predictions, living in one's current housing for longer predicted lower levels of psychological integration in this sample. The findings suggest the importance of providing high-quality, affordable housing in disadvantaged neighbourhoods to facilitate psychological reintegration into the community. In addition, providing opportunities for positive contact with neighbours might contribute to helping women who have experienced homelessness become psychologically integrated in their communities. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10