View in EDS HTML Full Text PDF Full Text

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

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: From Homelessness to Community: Psychological Integration of Women Who Have Experienced Homelessness
Language: English
Authors: Nemiroff, Rebecca, Aubry, Tim, Klodawsky, Fran
Source: Journal of Community Psychology. Nov 2011 39(8):1003-1018.
Availability: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Subscription Department, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774. Tel: 800-825-7550; Tel: 201-748-6645; Fax: 201-748-6021; e-mail: subinfo@wiley.com; Web site: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/browse/?type=JOURNAL
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2011
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: 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
Geographic Terms: Canada
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20486
ISSN: 0090-4392
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.)
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 41
Entry Date: 2012
Accession Number: EJ955396
Database: ERIC
Full text is not displayed to guests.
Description
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.)
ISSN:0090-4392
DOI:10.1002/jcop.20486