José Juan Vázquez
Biographic Data
| ID | 867997 |
|---|---|
| NAME | José Juan Vázquez |
| GIVEN NAMES | José Juan |
| FAMILY NAME | Vázquez |
| SIGNATURE | VÁZQUEZ J J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Alcalá |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4601-1920 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 60 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 69 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 60 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Brechas formativas y generacionales en los usos tecnológicos entre las personas en situación sin hogar en Madrid
El uso diferencial de tecnologías de la información y comunicación (TIC) tiene un impacto directo en la existencia de brechas digitales, que parece afectar de forma especialmente negativa a los colectivos más desfavorecidos. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar los usos recreativos, de comunicación y prácticos de tecnologías digitales en una muestra de personas en situación sin hogar en Madrid (n=392). Para la recogida de la informaci…
Experiencing Homelessness as Girls: Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty and Early Onset of Homelessness among Women Experiencing Homelessness
Racial Disparities Among Women Experiencing Homelessness in Argentina
Childhood Sexual and Family Violence and Adult Victimization Among Women Experiencing Homelessness in Argentina
The article analyzes the suffering from sexual and family violence situations during childhood and adolescence and its impact in the processes of victimization in adult life in women experiencing homelessness in the city of Buenos Aires (Argentina). The study sampled 72 women who were selected using the snowball technique. Information was gathered using structured interviews and statistical analysis. Violence experienced in early age is associate…
Profiling perceived intersectional discrimination in people experiencing homelessness in Spain: A cluster analysis
The aim of this study is to analyze the discrimination perceived by people experiencing homelessness, from an intersectional approach. Distinct profiles were identified using cluster analysis to examine the intersections among the different vulnerabilities faced by this population, considering factors associated with situations of greater social disadvantage, such as origin, race/ethnicity, disability, substance abuse, and more complex homelessne…
Cumulative experiences of discrimination among people experiencing homelessness in Madrid (Spain): Intersectionality and mental health correlates
The study aims to characterize individuals experiencing homelessness in Madrid (Spain) who report the highest levels of discrimination across various settings, with a focus on intersectional vulnerabilities and the relationship between these experiences and their mental health status. Structured interviews were conducted with 355 people experiencing homelessness, including questions about their experiences of discrimination across institutional a…
Intersectional Anticipated Discrimination Among Women Experiencing Homelessness in Argentina
Women experiencing homelessness constitute a group with idiosyncratic characteristics and needs that have largely remained invisible. Their discriminatory situation has been studied very little which may limit the design of specific intervention strategies. Buenos Aires (Argentina) is one of the main megalopolises in Latin America, where information on women experiencing homelessness is scarcely available. The main objective of this paper is to a…
Health Situation Among Women Experiencing Homelessness Who Have Been Involved in Prostitution
People in a homeless situation are one of the most obvious embodiments of the phenomenon of social exclusion, and women living homeless are a particularly vulnerable group. The article analyses the differences in health status between women experiencing homelessness who have been involved in prostitution and those who have not. The sample consisted of 135 women experiencing homelessness in Madrid, Spain. From the total sample interviewed, 81% had…
Income and State Benefits for Women Living Homeless in Madrid, Spain
People in a situation of homelessness represent one of the major manifestations of the phenomenon of social exclusion, with women living homeless constituting a collective in a position of particular vulnerability. This article examines a sample of women living homeless in Madrid, Spain (n = 136), their main sources of income, and their access to economic benefits from the government. It also analyzes the differences between participants based on…
Situation of health, disability and substance abuse among women experiencing homelessness in Nicaragua
Nicaragua is one of the lowest-income countries in Latin America. In Nicaragua there is no information available regarding women living homeless, and they are a particularly vulnerable group in situations of extreme poverty and social exclusion. This paper analyses health, disability and substance use in a sample of women living homeless (n=30) in the cities of León and Chinandega (Nicaragua). The women were asked to respond to a structured inter…
Role of stressful life events in homelessness in Nicaragua: An intragroup analysis in a low-income country
The purpose of the study is to analyse the stressful life events (SLEs) suffered by 62 people living homeless (32 men; 30 women) in Nicaragua, and how the different SLEs are related to patterns and trajectories in homelessness. The sample was classified based on SLEs, and the relationship between the resulting subgroups and sociodemographic characteristics, homelessness trajectories, health, substances consumption, social support, and outlook for…
Victimization and discrimination: Forgotten variables in evaluating the results of the “housing first” model for persons experiencing homelessness
The evaluation work regarding programs aimed at persons experiencing homelessness based on the Housing First (HF) model, as well as the dissemination of the results obtained, has been a fundamental aspect of this model's expansion. The key indicators used to evaluate the success of the model were those directly related to accommodation, although other indicators such as quality of life, mental health, and substance misuse have also been considere…
Involvement in the Criminal Justice System and Incarceration among Women and Men Living Homeless in Spain
This article studies in a sample of women and men living homeless in Spain the issues that are most closely linked to involvement in the criminal justice system and incarceration. The study was carried out in Madrid (Spain) with a representative sample of men living homeless (n = 158) and a sample of women living homeless of a similar size (n = 138). A structured interview was used to gather the information. Results show that people living homele…
The use of health services by women living homeless in Madrid, Spain
Women living homeless make up a particularly vulnerable and significantly invisible collective, about which there is little information regarding the use of health services. The purpose of this study is to examine the use of health services by a sample of women living homeless in Madrid, Spain ( n = 138). The information was compiled using structured interviews. Results show that women living homeless largely make use of health services (e.g., em…
Economic situation, sources of income and coverage of basic needs among older adults in a vulnerable community in Cuba
The Cuban population is going through a process of demographic change and accelerated ageing which, together with a difficult economic situation, places older adults in a particularly complex situation, especially in those vulnerable communities. The study analyses the economic situation, sources of income, and coverage of basic needs of a sample of people over 60 years of age (n = 325) from a vulnerable community in the city of Santiago de Cuba.…
Housing situation of older adults in a vulnerable neighborhood in Santiago de Cuba. Differences based on skin color, gender and age
Purpose The Cuban population is going through a process of demographic change and accelerated aging, which, together with a difficult economic situation, places the older adults in a complex economic reality, especially in the most vulnerable communities. This paper aims to analyze the housing situation of the older adults in a vulnerable community in Santiago de Cuba during a period of particular economic difficulty. Design/methodology/approach …
Stressful Life Events Among Women Suffering Homelessness and Prostitution in Spain
Effects of perceived discrimination on health, social support, and risk of mental ill-health among women experiencing homelessness in Spain: A longitudinal study
Differences in Drug Use among Persons Experiencing Homelessness According to Gender and Nationality
The main aims of this article are to update the data related to drug and alcohol use in persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) who use shelters, and to see if there are significant differences in their drug use depending on their gender and nationality. The article presents an analysis of the interconnections between the results of drug dependence detection tools (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST…
The Effects of Traumatic Events on Mental Health Among Women Experiencing Homelessness: A Longitudinal Study
In this longitudinal study, we aim to evaluate the prevalence and impact of interpersonal and non-interpersonal traumatic events among women experiencing homelessness in Madrid (Spain) ( N = 136). The information was collected through a structured interview and standardized instruments at baseline and at a 12-month follow-up. The most prevalent events were physical assaults, intimate partner violence, and severe illnesses or accidents. Path analy…
Determining factors in the overall happiness and outlook for the future of women living homeless: Evidence from Madrid, Spain
People living homeless are quite heterogeneous groups, including different subgroups with specific characteristics that vary substantially. Within this group, women living homeless are an understudied subgroup with specific necessities which in most cases have not been addressed in general studies related to the group. The present study examines determining factors that influence the levels of overall happiness and outlook for the future of women…
Stressful life events among women living homeless in Nicaragua, a low‐income country
Nicaragua is one of the lowest income countries in Latin America, where there is a shortage of data on women living homeless. This paper analyses the types, timing and perceived causality of stressful life events (SLE) suffered both during childhood and adolescence and throughout life by women living homeless ( n = 30). A structured interview was used to collect the data. Findings showed that women living homeless in Nicaragua suffered a very hig…
The influence of political ideology on stereotypes, meta-stereotypes and causal attributions of homelessness in Spain
This article examines the influence of political ideology on meta-stereotypes and stereotypes of homeless people, on the causal attributions of homelessness, and on willingness to increase public funds allocated to homeless people among the members of three groups in Madrid (Spain): a) homeless group; b) domiciled service-users group; and c) domiciled non service-users group. Results show differences in the influence of political ideology based o…
Unhappiness and casual attributions of homelessness among people living homeless in León (Nicaragua)
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 t…
The vulnerability of women living homeless in Nicaragua: A comparison between homeless women and men in a low‐income country
This article takes a gender perspective approach to a series of issues that may affect the vulnerability of people in a homeless situation in Nicaragua, focusing particularly on women. The study was completed using data obtained from two similarly‐sized samples, one of homeless men ( n = 32) and the other of homeless women ( n = 30). The information was gathered using a structured interview. Results show that there are key similarities in the sit…
Suicide attempts and stressful life events among homeless people in Madrid (Spain)
The article describes a study carried out with a representative sample of homeless people in Madrid (Spain; N = 188). This study aims to corroborate the relationship identified in the literature between stressful life events and suicidal behaviour in a group in a situation of social exclusion, to assess the differences in the number and characteristics of stressful life events experienced by homeless people who are attempters and non‐attempters, …
Stressful life events among homeless people in León (Nicaragua): Quantity, types, timing, and perceived causality
Nicaragua is one of Latin America's least developed countries and has a lack of data on homeless people, a stigmatized group living in extreme poverty. We conducted structured interviews with homeless people living in the city of León (Nicaragua; n = 41) to obtain data on the quantity, types, timing, and perceived causality of stressful life events (SLEs) experienced during their childhood and adolescence as well as throughout their adult lives. …
Content and Uniformity of Stereotypes and Meta‐stereotypes of Homeless People in Madrid (Spain)
This study analyses the content and the uniformity of meta‐stereotypes among homelessness people, and the stereotypes that domiciled people have of homeless people. The research took place in Madrid (Spain), based on data provided by a representative sample of homeless people (n = 188) and a sample of people at no risk of becoming homeless (n = 180). Results show that stereotypes of homeless people and homeless people's meta‐stereotypes predomina…
Differences in stressful life events between men and women experiencing homelessness
People experiencing homelessness are particularly vulnerable to experiencing stressful life events (SLEs) at some point in their lives; these SLEs are crucial for understanding the etiology and maintenance of homelessness. This study analyses the differences between men and women experiencing homelessness in the suffering of SLEs throughout their lives (childhood, adolescence, and adulthood). The sample consisted of a group of 293 people experien…
Intersecting Vulnerabilities, Intersectional Discrimination, and Stigmatization Among People Living Homeless in Nicaragua
Objective The main objective of this study is to examine the intersecting vulnerabilities, intersectional discrimination, and stigmatization experienced by homeless people living in León (Nicaragua). Method The data analyzed come from a Point‐In‐Time count carried out in the city of León, which identified 82 people living homeless. Forty‐seven of the people identified responded to a brief questionnaire that provided more accurate information. Res…
A Comparison Between Homeless, Domiciled and Vulnerable Populations in Madrid
The Effects of Traumatic Events on Mental Health Among Women Experiencing Homelessness: A Longitudinal Study
In this longitudinal study, we aim to evaluate the prevalence and impact of interpersonal and non-interpersonal traumatic events among women experiencing homelessness in Madrid (Spain) ( N = 136). The information was collected through a structured interview and standardized instruments at baseline and at a 12-month follow-up. The most prevalent events were physical assaults, intimate partner violence, and severe illnesses or accidents. Path analy…
Intimate partner sexual violence and violent victimisation among women living homeless in Madrid (Spain)
The purpose of this paper is to discover the extent to which women living homeless in Madrid (Spain) have been victims of intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV), analysing the connection between stressful life events (SLE) relating to violent victimisation and having suffered sexual assault by a partner. This study took place using a sample of women living homeless in Madrid ( n = 136). The results obtained show that a high percentage of the wom…
Characteristics and needs of people living homeless in León (Nicaragua): Similarities and differences with other groups in severe social exclusion
The study examines various aspects (e.g. socio-demographic characteristics, access to economic resources, social support, chronicity and access to new technologies) in a sample of homeless people living in León (Nicaragua; n = 68). A questionnaire was used to collect the data. The results showed that people experiencing homelessness in León (Nicaragua) have enormous social difficulty, with high levels of chronification. Despite the major cultural…
Stressful life events and suicidal behaviour in countries with different development levels: Nicaragua, El Salvador, Chile and Spain
This paper presents a study conducted on 709 Latin American undergraduates from four countries with different development levels (Nicaragua, El Salvador, Chile and Spain). The intention of this paper is to value the differences in the number and characteristics of stressful life events (SLE) suffered by the participants. Another purpose is to confirm the relation between SLE and suicidal conduct in Spanish cultural contexts, through the study of …
The influence of political ideology on stereotypes, meta-stereotypes and causal attributions of homelessness in Spain
This article examines the influence of political ideology on meta-stereotypes and stereotypes of homeless people, on the causal attributions of homelessness, and on willingness to increase public funds allocated to homeless people among the members of three groups in Madrid (Spain): a) homeless group; b) domiciled service-users group; and c) domiciled non service-users group. Results show differences in the influence of political ideology based o…
The Role of Stressful Life Events among Women Experiencing Homelessness: An Intragroup Analysis
The aim of this study is to examine stressful life events (SLEs) among homeless women and how SLEs were related to patterns and trajectories of homelessness. Specifically, the study aimed to replicate and build upon by Muñoz et al. (2005) by using cluster and discriminant analysis in a sample of 116 homeless women. The sample was classified based on SLEs, and the relationship between the resulting subgroups and sociodemographic characteristics, h…
Meta‐stereotypes among women living homeless: Content, uniformity, and differences based on gender in Madrid, Spain
This paper examines the content and degree of uniformity of meta‐stereotypes among women living homeless in Madrid, Spain, and the differences with their male counterparts. The study was conducted utilizing a structured interview with a representative sample of men living homeless ( n = 158) and a convenience sample of a similar size ( n = 138) of women living homeless. The results show that the meta‐stereotypes of women living homeless in Madrid…
Stigma, extreme poverty and residential situation: Residential segregation, household conditions and social relationship satisfaction among trash pickers in León, Nicaragua
This study analyses the housing characteristics, residential situation, household conditions and satisfaction with social relations of trash pickers ( N = 99) in León, Nicaragua. Results show that the trash pickers in León live in slum households. A large percentage of the trash pickers live in a situation of residential segregation, although a substantial number of them are scattered across different neighbourhoods in the city. However, this doe…
Access to New Information and Communication Technologies Among Homeless People in Madrid (Spain)
The article analyzes access to various information and communication technologies (ICTs; mobile phone, computer, Internet, e‐mail, and social network sites) among a representative sample of homeless people in Madrid. The information was collected using a structured interview. The results show that new ICTs are used to some extent among homeless people in Madrid, although at much lower percentages than the general population in Spain. We observed …
Health Situation Among Women Experiencing Homelessness Who Have Been Involved in Prostitution
People in a homeless situation are one of the most obvious embodiments of the phenomenon of social exclusion, and women living homeless are a particularly vulnerable group. The article analyses the differences in health status between women experiencing homelessness who have been involved in prostitution and those who have not. The sample consisted of 135 women experiencing homelessness in Madrid, Spain. From the total sample interviewed, 81% had…
Atribuciones causales de la pobreza en los países menos desarrollados
El trabajo analiza las diferencias atribucionales sobre las causas de la pobreza en los países menos desarrollados a las que llegaron universitarios nicaragüenses ("actores") y españoles ("observadores"). La información se recogió mediante un cuestionario autoaplicado que incluía, junto a preguntas de carácter sociodemográfico, una adaptación ampliada del "Causes of Third World Poverty Questionnaire" (CTWPQ). Los resultados muestran un acuerdo en…
Populations sans abri et vulnérables à Madrid
et de quelque manière que ce soit, est interdite sauf accord préalable et écrit de l'éditeur, en dehors des cas prévus par la législation en vigueur en France.Il est précisé que son stockage dans une base de données est également interdit
Procedimientos de muestreo representativo de las personas sin hogar (PSH): Avance de un estudio descriptivo en Madrid
El presente trabajo se enmarca en el Proyecto Sin Hogar (Muñoz y Vázquez, 1996). Se exponen las estrategias de muestreo utilizadas que pueden servir para ofrecer datos no sesgados sobre las Personas Sin Hogar (PSH) o sobre otros grupos de difícil localización. Junto a las estrategias de muestreo utilizadas para conseguir la máxima representatividad de la muestra, se incluyen los principales datos descriptivos sociodemográficos obtenidos con este …
Stressful life events among homeless people: Quantity, types, timing, and perceived causality
This article describes the stressful life events suffered by a multicenter, randomized sample of 262 homeless adults in Madrid, Spain. Subjects were interviewed with the List of Threatening Experiences (Brugha and Cragg, 1990), supplemented by nine additional items specifically related to homelessness. Participants then rated each life event in regard to its causal contribution to their homeless situation. Findings showed that homeless people hav…
Procedimientos de muestreo representativo de las personas sin hogar (PSH): Avance de un estudio descriptivo en Madrid
El presente trabajo se enmarca en el Proyecto Sin Hogar (Muñoz y Vázquez, 1996). Se exponen las estrategias de muestreo utilizadas que pueden servir para ofrecer datos no sesgados sobre las Personas Sin Hogar (PSH) o sobre otros grupos de difícil localización. Junto a las estrategias de muestreo utilizadas para conseguir la máxima representatividad de la muestra, se incluyen los principales datos descriptivos sociodemográficos obtenidos con este …
A Comparison Between Homeless, Domiciled and Vulnerable Populations in Madrid
Populations sans abri et vulnérables à Madrid
et de quelque manière que ce soit, est interdite sauf accord préalable et écrit de l'éditeur, en dehors des cas prévus par la législation en vigueur en France.Il est précisé que son stockage dans une base de données est également interdit
Early Psychological Consequences of the March 11, 2004, Terrorist Attacks in Madrid, Spain
Stressful Life Events in Countries of Differing Economic Development: Nicaragua, Chile, and Spain
the aim was to describe a study involving 481 psychology students in the last courses of their degrees (M age = 21.9 yr., SD=4.2; 94 men and 386 women) from Nicaragua, Chile, and Spain. The study examined the potential risk of experiencing certain stressful life events, the number of stressors, and their characteristics. Also were analyzed the strength of their relation to social class and stressful life events experienced. Greater presence of st…
Stressful Life Events in Countries of Differing Economic Development: Nicaragua, Chile, and Spain
Perceived Causes of Poverty in Developing Nations: Causes of Third World Poverty Questionnaire in Spanish-Speaking Samples
The aim of this paper was to analyze the factorial structure of the Causes of Third World Poverty Questionnaire (CTWPQ; Harper, 2002) in Spanish-speaking samples from two countries at different levels of development: Spain (developed nation) and Nicaragua (developing nation). In the English-speaking samples, the instrument displayed a factorial structure composed of four factors: “Blame the poor,” “Blame Third World governments,” “Blame nature,” …
Atribuciones causales de la pobreza en los países menos desarrollados
El trabajo analiza las diferencias atribucionales sobre las causas de la pobreza en los países menos desarrollados a las que llegaron universitarios nicaragüenses ("actores") y españoles ("observadores"). La información se recogió mediante un cuestionario autoaplicado que incluía, junto a preguntas de carácter sociodemográfico, una adaptación ampliada del "Causes of Third World Poverty Questionnaire" (CTWPQ). Los resultados muestran un acuerdo en…
Developing the “Causes of Poverty in Developing Countries Questionnaire (CPDCQ)” in a Spanish-Speaking Population
From information supplied by 1,092 university students from countries with different levels of development, in this work we developed an up-to-date instrument to allow the causes of poverty in developing countries to be studied. Taking the Causes of Third World Poverty Questionnaire (CTWPQ; Harper, 2002), the most widely used instrument for this purpose as the starting point, and taking into account contributions made by other authors, The Causes…
Stressful life events and suicidal behaviour in countries with different development levels: Nicaragua, El Salvador, Chile and Spain
This paper presents a study conducted on 709 Latin American undergraduates from four countries with different development levels (Nicaragua, El Salvador, Chile and Spain). The intention of this paper is to value the differences in the number and characteristics of stressful life events (SLE) suffered by the participants. Another purpose is to confirm the relation between SLE and suicidal conduct in Spanish cultural contexts, through the study of …
Access to New Information and Communication Technologies Among Homeless People in Madrid (Spain)
The article analyzes access to various information and communication technologies (ICTs; mobile phone, computer, Internet, e‐mail, and social network sites) among a representative sample of homeless people in Madrid. The information was collected using a structured interview. The results show that new ICTs are used to some extent among homeless people in Madrid, although at much lower percentages than the general population in Spain. We observed …
Regional and national differences in stressful life events: The role of cultural factors, economic development, and gender
The study analyzed differences in the risk of experiencing stressful life events (SLE) according to cultural factors, the level of economic development of the region inhabited, and gender. Information was gathered on the number and nature of SLE experienced by a sample of 604 undergraduates from 3 regions with very different levels of economic development: Madrid (Spain), León (Nicaragua), and Bilwi (Nicaragua). The results indicated a greater ri…
Happiness on the street: Overall happiness among homeless people in Madrid (Spain)
This article tests a hypothesized model of overall happiness among homeless people in Spain. The research was conducted based on a representative sample of homeless people in Madrid (n = 235), all adults, who had spent the night before the interview in a shelter for homeless people, on the street or in other places not initially designed for sleeping, or who were in supervised accommodation for homeless people at the time of the interview. Inform…
Content and Uniformity of Stereotypes and Meta‐stereotypes of Homeless People in Madrid (Spain)
This study analyses the content and the uniformity of meta‐stereotypes among homelessness people, and the stereotypes that domiciled people have of homeless people. The research took place in Madrid (Spain), based on data provided by a representative sample of homeless people (n = 188) and a sample of people at no risk of becoming homeless (n = 180). Results show that stereotypes of homeless people and homeless people's meta‐stereotypes predomina…
Actors, observers, and causal attributions of homelessness: Differences in attribution for the causes of homelessness among domiciled and homeless people in Madrid (Spain)
The study analyzes the differences in causal attributions of homelessness and attributions of responsibility among the members of 3 groups: homeless group, consisting of a representative sample of homeless people in Madrid, Spain (n = 188); domiciled service-users group, consisting of people at risk of homelessness (n = 164); and domiciled nonservice-users group, consisting of people at no imminent risk of homelessness (n = 180). The domiciled se…
Suicide attempts and stressful life events among homeless people in Madrid (Spain)
The article describes a study carried out with a representative sample of homeless people in Madrid (Spain; N = 188). This study aims to corroborate the relationship identified in the literature between stressful life events and suicidal behaviour in a group in a situation of social exclusion, to assess the differences in the number and characteristics of stressful life events experienced by homeless people who are attempters and non‐attempters, …
Stigma, extreme poverty and residential situation: Residential segregation, household conditions and social relationship satisfaction among trash pickers in León, Nicaragua
This study analyses the housing characteristics, residential situation, household conditions and satisfaction with social relations of trash pickers ( N = 99) in León, Nicaragua. Results show that the trash pickers in León live in slum households. A large percentage of the trash pickers live in a situation of residential segregation, although a substantial number of them are scattered across different neighbourhoods in the city. However, this doe…
Attributions about homelessness in homeless and domiciled people in Madrid, Spain: “Why are they homeless people?”
Causal attributions of homelessness may affect both the design and acceptance of public policies aimed at improving the situation of homeless people and the strategies that homeless people themselves decide to adopt in order to cope with their situation. This article analyzes the differences in causal attributions of homelessness based on gender, age, nationality, educational background, perceived social class, evolution of personal economic situ…
Stressful life events among homeless people in León (Nicaragua): Quantity, types, timing, and perceived causality
Nicaragua is one of Latin America's least developed countries and has a lack of data on homeless people, a stigmatized group living in extreme poverty. We conducted structured interviews with homeless people living in the city of León (Nicaragua; n = 41) to obtain data on the quantity, types, timing, and perceived causality of stressful life events (SLEs) experienced during their childhood and adolescence as well as throughout their adult lives. …
Homeless people in León (Nicaragua): Conceptualizing and measuring homelessness in a developing country
Homelessness is a global phenomenon that affects groups in situations of poverty and social exclusion, in both developed and developing nations. However, the scientific literature on homeless people in developing countries is scant. This work shows the difficulties defining homelessness and examines the necessary criteria for who will be deemed a homeless person in a developing country. Furthermore, the results of the Point-In-Time (PIT) count of…
Suicidal attempts and stressful life events among women in a homeless situation in Madrid (Spain)
The objective of this article is to analyze the relationship between suffering from stressful life events (SLE) and subsequent suicidal behavior among women in a homeless situation, examining the differences in the number and characteristics of SLE experienced by attempters and nonattempters. The study was carried out based on the data obtained from a sample of women living homeless in Madrid (Spain; n = 138). The information was gathered using a…
Impact of gender-based violence on psychological distress and happiness in León (Nicaragua)
The researchers' aim for the current study is to analyze the impact of gender-based violence on mental health and happiness. The sample is composed of 136 women victims of intimate partner violence, who were living in poverty. The participants contacted through the country's Commissariat for Women and Children and other associations working with the National Police from Nicaragua, a country with low levels of development. The results of our struc…
Mothers living homeless in Madrid (Spain): Characteristics, vulnerabilities and relationships with their children
People in a homeless situation are one of the most obvious embodiments of the phenomenon of social exclusion, and women living homeless are a particularly vulnerable group. The article examines some of the differences between women who were mothers and those who had no children in a sample of women living homeless in Madrid, Spain ( n = 138). The information was collected using a structured interview. The results show that the women in a homeless…
Meta‐stereotypes among women living homeless: Content, uniformity, and differences based on gender in Madrid, Spain
This paper examines the content and degree of uniformity of meta‐stereotypes among women living homeless in Madrid, Spain, and the differences with their male counterparts. The study was conducted utilizing a structured interview with a representative sample of men living homeless ( n = 158) and a convenience sample of a similar size ( n = 138) of women living homeless. The results show that the meta‐stereotypes of women living homeless in Madrid…
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