TY  - JOUR
PB  - Elsevier BV
N1  - © 2025 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. under a Creative Commons license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Y1  - 2025/06//
TI  - Interconnected factors influencing family health and wellbeing in overcrowded homes and points for intervention ? A qualitative study in London
AV  - public
N2  - Household overcrowding contributes to poor familial health/wellbeing and is driven by a shortage of affordable housing. Despite being defined by spatial constraints, the other factors influencing and exacerbating overcrowding's impact remain underexplored. Through focus groups and interviews with London-based professionals working with overcrowded families (n = 22) and residents with lived experience (n = 25), using thematic analysis we identify aspects of living in overcrowded conditions which affect health/wellbeing outcomes framed according to levels within the Social Ecological Model (SEM). Besides lack of space, overcrowding affects health/wellbeing via a complex web of interactions across personal circumstances, housing suitability/quality, accessibility of amenities/services, and systemic societal challenges. Addressing these factors could improve the lives of families in overcrowded homes, particularly when rehousing may not be feasible in the short term. Household overcrowding contributes to poor familial health/wellbeing and is driven by a shortage of affordable housing. Despite being defined by spatial constraints, the other factors influencing and exacerbating overcrowding's impact remain underexplored. Through focus groups and interviews with London-based professionals working with overcrowded families (n = 22) and residents with lived experience (n = 25), using thematic analysis we identify aspects of living in overcrowded conditions which affect health/wellbeing outcomes framed according to levels within the Social Ecological Model (SEM). Besides lack of space, overcrowding affects health/wellbeing via a complex web of interactions across personal circumstances, housing suitability/quality, accessibility of amenities/services, and systemic societal challenges. Addressing these factors could improve the lives of families in overcrowded homes, particularly when rehousing may not be feasible in the short term.
JF  - Wellbeing, Space and Society
A1  - Eveleigh, Elizabeth Rose
A1  - Nixon, Laura
A1  - O'Donoghue, Mathilda
A1  - Singh, Pratima
A1  - McDonald, Rose
A1  - Ucci, Marcella
A1  - Sheringham, Jessica
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2025.100250
VL  - 8
KW  - Overcrowding
KW  -  Housing
KW  -  Family health
KW  -  Urbanization
ID  - discovery10206586
ER  -