Disaffiliation revisited: A comparison of homeless and nonhomeless women's perceptions of family of origin and social supports

Jackson-Wilson, Anita G.; Borgers, Sherry B.

doi:10.1007/bf00289602

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“…Distinct differences have been found between the SSNs of the populations of newly homeless women and those of populations who have been disconnected from their support networks for a longer period of time due to psychiatric or physical disabilities, which would lend support to Shinn's assertion above (Jackson-Wilson & Borgers, 1993). The newly homeless women were more likely to have lived recently in the homes of friends and relatives and also were more likely to have had recent contact with family members.…”

Section: Social Supportmentioning

confidence: 93%

Factors Influencing Homelessness in Women

Anderson¹,

Rayens²

2004

Public Health Nursing

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The specific aims of the article were to: (i) compare childhood experiences of intimacy and autonomy as they occurred in the families of origin of women who have and women who have not experienced homelessness; (ii) compare social support, reciprocity, and conflict as they occurred in the childhood support networks and in the current support networks of women who have and women who have not experienced homelessness; (iii) examine the relationships between intimacy and autonomy in families of origin and the social support networks from childhood of women who have and women who have not experienced homelessness. Descriptive correlational design: 255 women were interviewed to determine levels of intimacy, autonomy, social support, reciprocity, and conflict in childhood relationships. The ANCOVA models for each of support, reciprocity, and conflict indicated a significant group effect. The post-hoc analysis for support indicated that the homeless group was significantly lower in support and reciprocity and significantly higher in conflict than the never-homeless groups. The never-homeless, never-abused group scored significantly higher on autonomy and intimacy than the homeless or the never-homeless, abused groups. This study demonstrates the significance of families of origin and learning how to develop and utilize support systems in preventing or reducing homelessness.

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Section: Social Supportmentioning

confidence: 93%

Factors Influencing Homelessness in Women

Anderson¹,

Rayens²

2004

Public Health Nursing

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“…For involvement in the study, the women were given gift certificates valued at $10 from their choice of K-Mart, Musicland, or Beverly Theaters after the initial interview was completed. The procedure of thanking respondents for participating in a study with a small amount of money or gift is well established in studies that involve people who are homeless (e.g., Banyard & GrahamBermann, 1995;Banyard, 1995;Bates & Toro, 1999;Jackson-Wilson & Borgers, 1993;Smith & North, 1994).…”

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Coping with Chronic Stress: Leisure and Women Who Are Homeless

Klitzing

2003

Leisure Sciences

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“…First, the importance of social support in the lives of families living in transitional housing is clear. Previous research by Jackson-Wilson & Borgers (1993) found, in a sample of homeless and low-income housed women with children, that family coping scores were significantly correlated with the number of supports and satisfaction with supports parents reported. This current review of the literature suggests that housing interventions may negatively impact the social support of homeless families (Gerstel et al 1996) despite families' reports that relational and support services are highly valued in these programmes (Fogel 1997;Harris 1997;Burt 2006;Bloom 2007;Klumper 2008) and findings that having larger support groups can lead to quicker exits from housing programmes (Gerstel et al 1996).…”

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confidence: 81%

“…First, the importance of social support in the lives of families living in transitional housing is clear. Previous research by Jackson‐Wilson & Borgers () found, in a sample of homeless and low‐income housed women with children, that family coping scores were significantly correlated with the number of supports and satisfaction with supports parents reported. This current review of the literature suggests that housing interventions may negatively impact the social support of homeless families (Gerstel et al .…”

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confidence: 89%

A place of our own: a narrative review of the family housing services literature

Chaviano

2013

Child & Family Social Work

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A B S T R AC TThe problem of family homelessness has been widely recognized by both policymakers and social service providers. What is not clear, however, is the overall effectiveness of housing intervention services provided to homeless families. This narrative review of the literature discusses 10 studies from 1991 to 2013 on both transitional and supportive housing in order to assess under what conditions and for whom these interventions are most effective. More specifically this review evaluates the research regarding which elements of intervention services are most helpful to families, the outcomes associated with these programmes, and the short-and long-term effectiveness of housing interventions. Evidence suggests that while these programmes produce positive outcomes for families, a one-size-fits-all model of housing may not be effective for all families. Limitations and directions for future research are also discussed.

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Disaffiliation revisited: A comparison of homeless and nonhomeless women's perceptions of family of origin and social supports

Cited by 14 publications

References 15 publications

Factors Influencing Homelessness in Women

Factors Influencing Homelessness in Women

Coping with Chronic Stress: Leisure and Women Who Are Homeless

A place of our own: a narrative review of the family housing services literature

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