Homelessness in America: An Overview

Trawver, Kathi R.; Oby, Stephen; Kominkiewicz, Lauren; Kominkiewicz, Frances Bernard; Whittington, Kelsey

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-03727-7_1

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“…The mean duration of homelessness was M = 8.99 years (SD = 8.86). Among the most common causes of homelessness self-reported by the participants was: alcohol or drug abuse (42 respondents), being evicted (29), divorce (18), family disagreement (16), financial debts (16), domestic violence (9), own or family members' illness (8), lack of work (7), failure to pay the rent (5), accident (4), prison (3), and gambling (2). Some of the participants pointed to several reasons and others refused to talk about the reasons for their predicaments.…”

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“…In a narrow sense, a homeless person is regarded as "someone living on the streets without shelter" ( [15], pp. 717-726) or having a primary nighttime residence provided by an institution that serves this purpose [16]. More broadly, people who do not live in conventional, adequate, or secure accommodation and who are without economic and social support are categorized as homeless.…”

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Moderating Effect of Help-Seeking in the Relationship between Religiosity and Dispositional Gratitude among Polish Homeless Adults: A Brief Report

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IJERPH

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Although empirical reports draw attention to the pathological aspects of the functioning of the homeless, recent studies show the benefits related to the elevating roles of different positive phenomena in coping with difficulties for this group of people. The main goal was to verify whether there is a direct relationship between religiosity and gratitude among the homeless, and whether this association is moderated by the reported help-seeking since both religiosity and gratitude seem to play an important role in homeless people’s lives. In total, 189 homeless persons participated in the study. Their mean age was M = 56.55 (SD = 12.39; range = 27–86). Most respondents were men (n = 119; 63%). The Scale of Religious Attitude Intensity and the Gratitude Questionnaire were used. The outcomes presented a statistically significant positive correlation between religious attitude and gratitude (r = 0.326***, p = 0.001). Help-seeking played a moderatory role in this relationship. Therefore, it can be assumed that the relationship between religiosity attitude intensity and dispositional gratitude is stronger when homeless persons seek specific help from other people or institutions compared to when they do not look for assistance. Homeless people, overcoming their limitations by actively asking for help, can strengthen their bonds with God (faith, religiosity) and with others (dispositional gratitude).

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