Resilience in Homeless Youth: The Key Role of Self-Esteem

被引:135
作者
Kidd, Sean [1 ]
Shahar, Golan [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] McMaster Univ, CPRP, Ctr Mt Hlth Serv Mental Hlth Rehabil, Dept Psychiat & Behav Neurosci, Hamilton, ON L8N 3K7, Canada
[2] Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Dept Psychol, IL-84105 Beer Sheva, Israel
[3] Yale Univ, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, New Haven, CT 06520 USA
关键词
homeless youth; resilience; attachment; risk;
D O I
10.1037/0002-9432.78.2.163
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
This study examined the protective role of self-esteem, social involvement, and secure attachment among homeless youths. These protective factors were examined as they ameliorate risks among 208 homeless youths surveyed in New York City and Toronto. Both mental and physical health indicators were employed in this study, including loneliness, feeling trapped, suicidal ideation, subjective health status, and substance use. Self-esteem emerged as a key protective factor, predicting levels of loneliness, feeling trapped, and suicide ideation, and buffering against the deleterious effect of fearful attachment on loneliness. Findings highlight the role of the self-concept in risk and resilience among homeless youth.
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页码:163 / 172
页数:10
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