Tackling exclusion: A pilot mixed method quasi-experimental identity capital intervention for young people exiting homelessness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Longitudinal studies examining the life trajectories of young people after they have exited homelessness have identified concerns with persistent social and economic exclusion, struggles to shake off identities of homelessness, and housing instability. This pilot study sought to explore the feasibility of improving socioeconomic inclusion outcomes by bolstering identity capital (sense of purpose and control, self-efficacy and self-esteem) among young people who had experienced homelessness.

Methods

Nineteen individuals (aged 18-26) who had transitioned out of homelessness within the past three years participated in a six-week, six-session program focused on building identity capital. The study employed a mixed method prospective cohort hybrid design with an interv

SUBMITTER: Thulien NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8378743 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature