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Relationships of Sexual Abuse, Connectedness, and Loneliness to Perceived Well‐Being in Homeless Youth
Author(s) -
Rew Lynn
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal for specialists in pediatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1744-6155
pISSN - 1539-0136
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2002.tb00151.x
Subject(s) - loneliness , social connectedness , psychology , sexual abuse , clinical psychology , suicide prevention , poison control , psychiatry , medicine , social psychology , medical emergency
ISSUES AND PURPOSE. To describe respondents' perceptions of connectedness, loneliness, and well‐being; and to explore relationships among these variables. DESIGN AND METHOD. Survey data from 96 participants, focus group interviews with 32 participants, and 10 individual interviews were analyzed. RESULTS. Sixty percent of the sample reported sexual abuse, which was significantly related to loneliness and inversely related to connectedness and perceived well‐being. Subjects felt lonely and disconnected. They perceived their well‐being in terms of current health status. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS. High rates of sexual abuse, lack of connectedness, and loneliness may help to explain poor perceived well‐being in homeless youth.