Public exposure and attitudes about homelessness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11044564 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joyce Tsai (0000-0002-0329-648X, United States Department of Veterans Affairs New England Mental Illness Research Education, and Clinical Center, corresponding author), Crystal Y S Lee (Yale-NUS College), Jianxun Shen (0000-0002-3942-1692, University of New Haven), Steven M Southwick (Yale University School of Medicine), Robert H Pietrzak (0000-0002-5561-6414, Yale University School of Medicine) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 76-92 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/jcop.22100 |
| PMID | 30506933 |
| OpenAlex | W2809035561 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 34 |
| References cited | 36 |
In this study, we conducted a survey among a large sample of U.S. adults to assess attitudes and beliefs about the causes of homelessness, policies to address homelessness, and programs for homeless individuals. In 2016, we surveyed a national sample of 541 adults from 47 different U.S. states using Amazon Mechanical Turk. Of the total sample, 78% reported that homelessness was a problem in their communities and 60% believed homelessness would increase in the next 5 years. The majority expressed compassion for homeless individuals and endorsed structural, intrinsic, and health factors as causes of homelessness. Most participants (73%–88%) believed the federal government should dedicate more funds and policies for homeless individuals. These attitudes were substantially more likely to be reported by participants who were female, lower income, Democrat, and personally exposed to homelessness. Most Americans care about homelessness as a major problem but there are divergent perspectives on solutions to address homelessness based on gender, income level, and political affiliation
Compassion · Government (linguistics) · Low income · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Public policy · Sample (material) · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 34 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 31 |