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A place of one's own: housing, support, and stress among individuals with criminal records
Master of Science (M.S.), Drexel University
Sep 2024
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/00010767
Abstract
Individuals with criminal records often face significant housing difficulties, which has been linked to elevated stress levels. However, few studies have examined how living in one's own place and housing satisfaction might serve as more nuanced housing-related factors than typically examined indicators (e.g., housed or unhoused) and whether these factors relate to stress among individuals with a criminal record. Further, it is unclear whether social support--generally perceived as a buffer against stress--will modify the relationship between these housing factors and reported stress. This study used data from 507 individuals with criminal records to investigate whether support from family or friends would moderate the relationships between perceived stress and living in one's own place or housing satisfaction. To explore these relationships, I conducted linear regression analyses, controlling for age, gender, and race. As hypothesized, both living in one's own place and greater housing satisfaction were significantly associated with lower perceived stress. However, support from neither family nor friends significantly moderated these relationships, suggesting that social support may not be sufficient to overcome stress linked to housing challenges. These findings highlight the need for interventions that focus on improving housing stability through enhanced housing quality, affordability, and alignment with personal preferences.
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- Title
- A place of one's own
- Creators
- Kelly Eom
- Contributors
- Naomi E. Goldstein (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- vii, 33 pages
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology); College of Arts and Sciences; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 991021930814004721