RT Journal Article
T1 Happiness on the street: Overall happiness among homeless people in Madrid (Spain)
A1 Panadero Herrero, Sonia
A1 Guillén Andrés, Ana Isabel
A1 Vázquez Cabrera, José Juan
AB 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. Information was gathered using a structured interview. The resultsobtained show that around half of the homeless people in Madrid said that they were happy. A positive meta-stereotype and a better perceived general health were associated with a higher overall happiness, while feelings of loneliness were associated with a lower overall happiness. Happiness also showed a significant effect on future expectations. Disabilities and handicaps had a significant effect on perceived general health, which was in turn associated with overall happiness among homeless people.
PB American Psychological Association
SN 0002-9432; 1939-0025
YR 2015
FD 2015
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/34401
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/34401
LA eng
NO Referencia bibliográfica: Panadero, S., Guillén, A. I., & Vázquez, J. J. (2015). Happiness on the street: Overallhappiness among homeless people in Madrid (Spain). American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 85(4),324-330. DOI: doi.org/10.1037/ort0000080
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 28 abr 2024