Home is Where the House is: The Meaning of Home for People Sleeping Rough

Parsell, Cameron

doi:10.1080/02673037.2012.632621

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“…Sadly these circumstances are not unique given the levels of youth homelessness in Scotland 4 and evidence that the ending of PRS tenancies is an increasing cause of homelessness (Shelter Scotland, 2015). Kristina's experiences are further consistent with arguments that lacking a secure, suitable home and being unable to benefit from its positive qualities can have negative consequences for a person's mental health (Neumark, 2013;Parsell, 2012).…”

Section: Housing (Un)affordability and Precaritysupporting

confidence: 64%

“…This aligns with Hulse and Milligan's (2014) argument that landlord actions can compromise tenants' experiences of security in the PRS. Moreover, to promote wellbeing, existing literature has highlighted the need for ontological security (Giddens, 1991) and the need to control who does and does not enter a property and the actions that take place there (Parsell, 2012;Hiscock et al, 2001). From the data, it appeared that the young people did not perceive or experience the PRS as offering these qualities of home at present.…”

Section: 'Settling Down' and Tenure Insecuritymentioning

confidence: 74%

“…The home as a site of constancy and continuity provides a familiar base to which people can return from the unpredictable, stressful and potentially threatening world (Hiscock et al, 2001;Easthope, 2004). Second, homes can create feelings of autonomy since having control over one's home -including the activities that occur there and the people who enter -contributes positively to mental health and wellbeing (Parsell, 2012;Hiscock et al, 2001). Third, homes can become reflections of the self while also being a product of an individual's embodied self (Marcus, 1995).…”

Section: Home In the Private Rented Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

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‘Generation rent’ and the ability to ‘settle down’: economic and geographical variation in young people’s housing transitions

Hoolachan

McKee

Moore

et al. 2016

Journal of Youth Studies

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'Generation rent' and the ability to 'settle down': economic and geographical variation in young people's housing transitions. Journal of Youth Studies, 20(1), pp. 63-78.There may be differences between this version and the published version. You are advised to consult the publisher's version if you wish to cite from it.http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/147165/ AbstractThe term 'Generation Rent' denotes young people who are increasingly living in the private rented sector for longer periods of their lives because they are unable to access homeownership or social housing. Drawing on qualitative data from two studies with young people and keyactors, this paper considers the phenomenon of 'Generation Rent' from the perspective of youth transitions and the concept of 'home'. These frameworks posit that young people leaving the parental home traverse housing and labour markets until they reach a point of 'settling down'. However, our data indicate that many young people face difficulties in this 'settling' process as they have to contend with insecure housing, unstable employment and welfare cuts which often force them to be flexible and mobile. This leaves many feeling frustrated as they struggle to remain fixed in place in order to 'settle down' and benefit from the positive qualities of home. Taking a Scottish focus, this paper further highlights the geographical dimension to these challenges and argues that those living in expensive and/or rural areas may find it particularly difficult to settle down.

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Section: Housing (Un)affordability and Precaritysupporting

confidence: 64%

Section: 'Settling Down' and Tenure Insecuritymentioning

confidence: 74%

Section: Home In the Private Rented Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

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‘Generation rent’ and the ability to ‘settle down’: economic and geographical variation in young people’s housing transitions

Hoolachan

McKee

Moore

et al. 2016

Journal of Youth Studies

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“…One way in which this approach can inform housing policy is in relation to the increasing focus on the constructed meanings of home in contrast to the economic and material aspects of housing (Easthope, 2004;2014). Having a home can mean to have ontological security, privacy, constancy, routine, control and a secure base to construct identities (Dupuis and Thorns, 1996;Mallett, 2004;Parsell, 2012). By focusing on people's everyday lived experiences of home, messages can be derived as to the role of policy in facilitating the positive, and minimising the negative, aspects of home.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethnography and homelessness research

Hoolachan

2015

International Journal of Housing Policy

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Papers dedicated solely to research methods are rare within housing studies. This is despite the importance of ensuring methodological rigour within studies that may go on to influence further research, practice and policy. Likewise ethnographic housing research is relatively uncommon even though this approach captures data at a greater level of depth than other methods. Building upon the work of prominent housing researchers who advocate the use of ethnography, this paper highlights the benefits of this approach for housing and homelessness studies, as well as discussing some of its challenges.An overview of ethnography is given to outline its origins; theoretical influences; benefits and challenges in relation to homelessness research. A study that focused on the drug and alcohol behaviours of young, homeless people in Scotland is then introduced. Drawing on this study, a reflexive account of researcher bias and self-disclosure is presented along with consideration of the processes involved in building trust and obtaining informed consent in ethnography. The paper argues that it is useful to consider method within housing research and that ethnography is a valuable approach, particularly in a time where there is growing interest in the lived experiences of people in relation to housing.

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“…At the extreme end of this spectrum, an agency approach to explaining homelessness considers the individual to be responsible for their homelessness, due to poor life choices, personal inadequacies, inability or unwillingness to work, or dysfunctional personalities (Parsell & Parsell, 2012;. This creates a dichotomy where people are considered either "deserving" and "undeserving" poor; if a person is responsible for their homelessness, then they are undeserving of social resources to alleviate homelessness.…”

Section: Individual Factors Associated With Homelessness Studies Examentioning

confidence: 99%

Transitions through homelessness: the impact of psychosocial factors on well-being and outcomes in a homeless sample

Walter¹

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Homelessness is a complex social issue that is of increasing concern to most developed nations.Homelessness is more than not having a house; it is a form of social exclusion and carries significant physical, psychological, and social challenges. The broad aim of the current thesis was to investigate how the psychological and social aspects of the homeless experience can influence outcomes, such as well-being. In particular, the research focuses on processes related to social categories, social identities, and social support of people, as people transition through homeless accommodation services.The first empirical chapters (Chapter 4 and 5) focus on the impact of self-categorization as homeless. Study 1 (Chapter 4) was a qualitative and quantitative cross-sectional study with 119 residents of homeless accommodation services in South-East Queensland. Results demonstrated that while the majority of participants accepted the homeless label (55%), a large portion of residents (31%) rejected the homeless label, or were ambivalent (14%). Respondents who rejected the homeless label reported greater personal well-being and lower negative mood symptoms than participants who accepted the label. Study 2 (Chapter 5) explored this further using an experimental paradigm among 80 residents of a homeless service. Participants who were required to selfcategorize as homeless at the beginning of the questionnaire had significantly lower future life aspirations and perceived competency than participants who did not. Further, future life aspirations and perceived competency both mediated the relationship between self-categorization and wellbeing.Studies 3 and 4 (Chapters 6 and 7) focus on social identity processes for people transitioning through homelessness. Study 3 assessed how multiple group memberships and service identification related to well-being and positive housing outcomes among 76 participants while they were residing in a homeless accommodation service and again 2 -4 weeks after leaving the service (or three months later if participants had not left the service). The results found that multiple group memberships and service identification independently predicted well-being at Time 2, via social support. Both social identity processes also indirectly predicted housing outcomes via social support. Study 4 built on this research by exploring the antecedents and outcomes that are related to service identification among 296 residents across 19 services. Characteristics of the service delivery model and perceptions of discrimination predicted participants' identification with staff. Further, identification with staff predicted service engagement 6 months later and identification with residents predicted joining new groups 6 months later.The final study (Chapter 8) examined how one of these social processes, namely the relationship between social support and well-being, related to an "individual" trait -emotion iii regulation. Results from a one-year longitudinal study, conducted over three time-points, supported a bi...

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Home is Where the House is: The Meaning of Home for People Sleeping Rough

Cited by 80 publications

References 34 publications

‘Generation rent’ and the ability to ‘settle down’: economic and geographical variation in young people’s housing transitions

‘Generation rent’ and the ability to ‘settle down’: economic and geographical variation in young people’s housing transitions

Ethnography and homelessness research

Transitions through homelessness: the impact of psychosocial factors on well-being and outcomes in a homeless sample

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