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Public exposure and attitudes about homelessness

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ID11044564
AuthorsJoyce 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)
Year2019
Volume47
Issue1
Pages76-92
Publication date2019-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.22100
PMID30506933
OpenAlexW2809035561
LanguageEN
Citations received34
References cited36

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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Citations per year5,67
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
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