Changes in Social Exclusion Indicators and Psychological Distress Among Homeless People Over a 2.5-Year Period

Barbara Straaten (), Gerda Rodenburg, Jorien Laan, Sandra N. Boersma, Judith R. L. M. Wolf and Dike Mheen
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Barbara Straaten: Erasmus Medical Centre
Gerda Rodenburg: Erasmus Medical Centre
Jorien Laan: Radboud University Medical Center
Sandra N. Boersma: Radboud University Medical Center
Judith R. L. M. Wolf: Radboud University Medical Center
Dike Mheen: Erasmus Medical Centre

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2018, vol. 135, issue 1, No 14, 311 pages

Abstract: Abstract Although homelessness is inherently associated with social exclusion, homeless individuals are rarely included in conventional studies on social exclusion. Use of longitudinal survey data from a cohort study on homeless people in four major Dutch cities (n = 378) allowed to examine: changes in indicators of social exclusion among homeless people over a 2.5-year period after reporting to the social relief system, and associations between changes in indicators of social exclusion and changes in psychological distress. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was applied to investigate the associations between changes in indicators of social exclusion and changes in psychological distress. Improvements were found in various indicators of social exclusion, whereas financial debts showed no significant improvement. Changes in unmet care needs, health insurance, social support from family and relatedness to others were related to changes in psychological distress. This study demonstrated improvements in various indicators of social exclusion among homeless people over a period of 2.5 years, and sheds light on the concept of social exclusion in relation to homelessness.

Keywords: Homelessness; Social exclusion; Psychological distress; Cohort study; The Netherlands (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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