The revolving door to homelessness. The influence of health, alcohol consumption and stressful life events on the number of episodes of homelessness
Objectives: To analyze the impact of different variables on repeated episodes of homelessness. Method: The study was conducted based on data obtained from a representative sample of homeless people in Madrid (Spain) (n=188). Results: Suffering from a serious or chronic illness has an effect on the r...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/12787 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/12787 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Homeless people Chronically homeless Health Alcohol consumption Stressful life events. Psicología clínica y psicodiagnóstico Psicología social (Psicología) Psicoterapia (Psicología) Psicólogos 6101 Patología 6114 Psicología Social 6103.07 Psicoterapia 6107 Psicología General |
| Sumario: | Objectives: To analyze the impact of different variables on repeated episodes of homelessness. Method: The study was conducted based on data obtained from a representative sample of homeless people in Madrid (Spain) (n=188). Results: Suffering from a serious or chronic illness has an effect on the revolving door to homelessness, which is mediated by a highly negative subjective perception of the individual's own health, which is in turn mediated by suffering from a disability. Excessive alcohol consumption has an effect on the revolving door to homelessness, mediated by access to treatment for problems caused by alcohol consumption. Suffering from a serious or chronic illness correlates with having problems caused by excessive alcohol consumption. Experiencing multiple stressful life events has a direct effect on the revolving door to homelessness. Conclusions: To prevent the revolving door to homelessness, it is necessary to remove the barriers that hinder access to normal health resources which are experienced by people suffering from social exclusion, while implementing ongoing support programmes for homeless people or those at risk of homelessness, which primarily deal with health issues. |
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