The Lonely and Homeless: Causes and Consequences

Both, homelessness and loneliness are quite pervasive in North America. This study compared the causes of the loneliness experienced by the homeless to that of the general population. Two hundred and sixty six homeless and five hundred and ninety five men and women from the general population answer...

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Published in:Social indicators research 2004-10, Vol.69 (1), p.37-50
Main Author: Rokach, Ami
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
College Students
Depression (Psychology)
Depressive disorders
Education
Emotional development
Factor Analysis
Females
Homeless People
Homelessness
Homes
Hygiene
Intimacy
Intimate relationships
Life Satisfaction
Loneliness
Males
Marginalization
Men
North America
Personality psychology
Physical Disabilities
Polls & surveys
Population
Psychological Patterns
Questionnaires
Relocation
Research methods
Resistance (Psychology)
Social conditions & trends
Social indicators
Social problems
Social problems and social policy. Social work
Society
Sociology
Statistical analysis
Studies
United States of America
Welfare economics
Well Being
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Summary:Both, homelessness and loneliness are quite pervasive in North America. This study compared the causes of the loneliness experienced by the homeless to that of the general population. Two hundred and sixty six homeless and five hundred and ninety five men and women from the general population answered a 30 item yes/no questionnaire. The causes of loneliness were composed of the following five factors: Personal inadequacy, Developmental deficits, Unfulfilling intimate relationships, Relocation/significant separations, and Social marginality. The present results indicated that the causes of homeless loneliness are significantly different from those of the general population.
ISSN:0303-8300
1573-0921
DOI:10.1023/B:SOCI.0000032659.93625.91