Addo Reuben, Yuma Paula, Barrera Irán, Layton Danielle
Department of Social Work Education, California State University, Fresno, California, USA.
School of Social Work, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
J Community Psychol. 2022 Jan;50(1):238-249. doi: 10.1002/jcop.22548. Epub 2021 Mar 22.
This study explored the social network properties and the correlates between social networks and subjective wellbeing of adults (N = 80) in a Housing First (HF) program. Using structured interviews, participants' social network properties were assessed. Bivariate correlations and backward multiple regression analyses were conducted to determine the association between social networks and subjective wellbeing. Findings indicate a combination of years of homelessness, years in housing, frequency of contact, intimate relationship, and perceived social support significantly predicted subjective wellbeing (F (5, 74) = 2.74, p = 0.025). While perceived social support was positively associated with subjective wellbeing, frequency of contact was negatively associated with subjective wellbeing. It is recommended that service providers develop strengths-focused perspectives of the social networks of HF residents as potential contributors to subjective wellbeing. Service providers may need to pay more attention to HF residents with frequent contacts with network members, as they may have more distress.
本研究探讨了“先有住房”（HF）项目中80名成年人的社交网络属性以及社交网络与主观幸福感之间的相关性。通过结构化访谈评估了参与者的社交网络属性。进行了双变量相关性分析和向后多元回归分析，以确定社交网络与主观幸福感之间的关联。研究结果表明，无家可归年限、居住年限、接触频率、亲密关系和感知到的社会支持的综合因素显著预测了主观幸福感（F(5, 74)=2.74，p=0.025）。虽然感知到的社会支持与主观幸福感呈正相关，但接触频率与主观幸福感呈负相关。建议服务提供者从增强力量的角度看待HF居民的社交网络，将其视为主观幸福感的潜在促成因素。服务提供者可能需要更多地关注与网络成员频繁接触的HF居民，因为他们可能有更多的困扰。
