Unhappiness and casual attributions of homelessness among people living homeless in León (Nicaragua)

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11045225
AutoresJosé Juan Vázquez (0000-0003-4601-1920, Department of Social Psychology Universidad de Alcalá, Instituto Universitaro de Investigación en Estudios Latinoamericanos (IELAT) Madrid Spain, autor de correspondencia), Alberto E Berríos (0000-0001-5806-6342, Department of Psychology Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua (UNAN‐León) León Nicaragua), Alberto Berríos (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León)
Año2022
Volumen50
Número1
Páginas592-600
Fecha de publicación2022-01-01
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.22636
PMID34115396
OpenAlexW3168317177
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas19

Nicaragua is one of the countries with the lowest levels of development in Latin America, with a collectivist culture, where information on people in a homeless situation is very limited. The study examines a sample of people living homeless in the city of León (Nicaragua), their level of overall happiness, their future expectations, their perception of the evolution of their situation, their causal attributions of homelessness, and the aspects they believe are most important for overcoming their situation. Forty‐one of the 68 homeless people contacted in León (Nicaragua) responded to a structured interview. The results show that the interviewees reported very low levels of overall happiness, although their future expectations were positive. The interviewees attributed homelessness situation (their own and other people's) primarily to individualistic causes and problems in family relationships, and they had a tendency to consider both themselves and other people living homeless responsible for their homelessness. The results are compared to the data obtained using similar methodologies and instruments for people living homeless in Madrid (Spain) and trash pickers in León (Nicaragua)—two groups in situations of extreme poverty and social exclusion

Attribution · Casual · Collectivism · Happiness · Individualism · Latin Americans · Perception · Political science · Poverty · Social exclusion · Sociology · Health disparities and outcomes · Homelessness and Social Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies