Rea, Jessica;
(2022)
Social relationships, stigma, and wellbeing through experiences of homelessness in the United Kingdom.
Journal of Social Issues
10.1111/josi.12572.
(In press).
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Abstract
People occupying stigmatized social positions often withdraw from sources of social support, becoming stressed, depressed, and isolated. Homelessness is globally prevalent and stigmatized. Despite the overwhelming evidence that homelessness is associated with experiences of isolation and poor mental health, there is a sparse understanding of how stigma and social relationships interact with mental health in this context. This mixed-method study presents evidence that relationship breakdown is a common precedent to experiences of homelessness. It further shows that people withdraw from potential sources of support due to the stigma associated with homelessness. The findings demonstrate that universal forms of social contact and perceived social support do not consistently associate with mental health. Rather, distinct types of support, from different support sources, are associated with higher levels of mental health. Policy implications considering the relationship of stigma and social relationships within the context of homelessness are discussed.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Social relationships, stigma, and wellbeing through experiences of homelessness in the United Kingdom |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/josi.12572 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12572 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Journal of Social Issues published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute > IOE - Thomas Coram Research Unit |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10160853 |
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