RT Journal Article
T1 Substance use, stressful life events and mental health: A longitudinal study among homeless women in Madrid (Spain)
A1 Guillén Andrés, Ana Isabel
A1 Marín Martín, Carolina
A1 Panadero Herrero, Sonia
A1 Vázquez Cabrera, José Juan
AB The objectives of this study were: (1) to assess the prevalence of substance use among homeless women; (2) to examine the correlates for drug abuse; (3) to analyzelinkages between early stressful life events, drug abuse and mental health. The methodology was a longitudinal study of women homeless in Madrid (Spain), who were followed for a 24 months period. There were 138 participants interviewed at baseline and 73 participants interviewed at follow-up. We ran bivariate and multivariate analysis to examine the correlates for drug abuse. We also performed path analysis to test the interconnections between stressful life events, drug abuse and mental health. The results showed that tobacco, sedatives and alcohol were the most widely used substances in the previous month (70.1%, 48.6% and 36.2%, respectively). Women who abused drugs were more likely to be younger, report adverse experiences during childhood, haveengaged in prostitution, and ever-attempted suicide. Path analysis provided support for our hypothesis that early stressful life events increased the vulnerability for subsequent negative outcomes amongst homeless women. These findings have significant implications for the understanding of how orienting prevention and intervention programs for homeless women in Spain
PB Elsevier
SN 0306-4603
YR 2019
FD 2019-11-30
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6853
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6853
LA eng
NO Referencia bibliográfica: Guillén, A. I., Marín, C., Panadero, S., & Vázquez, J. J. (2020). Substance use, stressful life events and mental health: A longitudinal study among homeless women in Madrid (Spain). Addictive Behaviors, 103, 106246. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106246
NO Agencia Estatal de Investigación of the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
DS Docta Complutense
RD 6 abr 2025