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The causes of loneliness in homeless youth
- Source :
- The Journal of psychology. 139(5)
- Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Both homelessness and loneliness are pervasive in North America. In this study, the author compared the causes of the loneliness experienced by young homeless youth (n = 113) with that of counterparts in the general population (n = 211) who answered a 30-item yes-no questionnaire. The results identified 5 causes of loneliness: personal inadequacy, developmental deficits, unfulfilling intimate relationships, relocation or significant separations, and social marginality. The results indicated that the causes of loneliness in young homeless youth are significantly different from those of the general population.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Psychometrics
Adolescent
Population
Self-concept
Education
Developmental psychology
Homeless Youth
Sex Factors
Reference Values
Surveys and Questionnaires
medicine
Humans
Young adult
education
General Psychology
Ontario
education.field_of_study
Marital Status
Social perception
Data Collection
Loneliness
Age Factors
Self Concept
Causality
Social Perception
Socioeconomic Factors
Multivariate Analysis
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
Marital status
Female
medicine.symptom
Relocation
Psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00223980
- Volume :
- 139
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of psychology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5e4400486896358d7b75cafc08110ff2