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When hardship strikes welfare recipients. On who can they rely?
- Source :
- Sante Mentale au Quebec; Autumn2005, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p85-100, 16p
- Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- This study analyzes how social support is actualized by comparing 61 welfare recipients with a sample of 21 individuals above the poverty level in the area of St-Henri and Pointe Saint-Charles and by taking into account the level of psychological distress. A second goal is to document how an adversity experienced by a welfare recipient, with or without distress, breaks or change the support network. Results show that individuals with high distress have a less reliable network than those without, that they more often report a refusal of support or are let down and that they have more negative ties in their network. Besides, experienced events are more likely to attack their reputation, represent a threat, a betrayal or prevent access to a right. These individuals are also more likely to be isolated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- French
- ISSN :
- 03836320
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Sante Mentale au Quebec
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 106406686