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Abstract Introduction Drug addiction and alcoholism characterize the existential condition of most homeless people, while the risk of suicide runs in parallel. Objectives Following the Provisional Model (PM), this study aimed to explore the relationships between addiction, suicidal ideation, and religiosity among 13 homeless people, and the roles of bonding ties (within the group) and bridging ties (intergroup). Method The study is rooted in the field of qualitative psychology research. A survey was conducted, analyzing the personal accounts of participants and applying the PM psychological interpretation integrated with theory from literature on drug addiction, religiosity, and suicidal ideation in the field of homelessness. Results Outcomes show that suicidal ideation appears in the first phase of homelessness and is opposed by alcoholism and drug addiction. Religiosity does not help to counteract suicidal ideation or to create bonding relationships. Conversely, drugs and alcohol seem to be more useful for preventing suicide, but also do not help in bonding relationships. Conclusion Our survey only partially confirmed the PM, because the main result was the importance of relationships between suicidal ideation and alcohol/drug abuse during the initial phase of becoming homeless, while the importance of bonding ties deriving from addiction behavior did not emerge.
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Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Religion and Psychology , Suicide/psychology , Substance-Related Disorders/psychology , Suicidal Ideation , Ill-Housed Persons/psychology , Qualitative Research , Alcoholism/psychology , Object AttachmentABSTRACT
Este estudo é parte de uma exploração da violência de gênero. Verifica se a espontaneidade está correlacionada com o bem-estar psicológico em amostras de estudantes universitários italianos e austríacos, n = 166 e 146, respectivamente, usando três questionários de autorrelato: Inventário de Avaliação de Espontaneidade - revisado (SAI-R); a Medida de Resultado (CORE-OM) e Inventário de Depressão de Beck (BDI - II). Os resultados mostraram boa consistência interna para todas as medidas e correlações fortes e estatisticamente significantes entre as medidas nas direções esperadas em ambos os países. Esses achados em amostras não clínicas são congruentes com o modelo teórico e definem o terreno para uso futuro em amostras clínicas...
The study forms part of an exploration of gender violence. Using a sample of Italian and Austrian university students (n=166 and 146, respectively), it examines whether spontaneity is correlated with psychological well-being. Three self-reporting questionnaires were applied: the Revised Spontaneity Assessment Inventory (SAI-R); the CORE-OM Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI -II). The results showed good internal consistency for all scores and strong and statistically significant correlations between the measures as expected in both countries. These findings with non-clinical samples are congruent with the theoretical model and set the ground for future use with clinical samples...