title: Resilience, loneliness, and psychological distress among homeless youth.
abstract: Extant quantitative research on loneliness among homeless youth has grouped loneliness with other elements of psychological distress. The current study seeks to determine if loneliness has a different relationship with resilience than does psychological distress among street youth. Using data from 47 participants, linear regression was conducted. Results indicate that homeless youth experiencing higher psychological distress reported lower resilience scores. However, levels of resilience are not significantly associated with feelings of loneliness when psychological distress was accounted for. This study has implications for how researchers and clinicians conceptualize and address feelings of loneliness among homeless youth.
authors.affiliation: University of Ottawa, Clinical Psychology Program, 136 Jean Jacques Lussier, Vanier Hall, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5. Electronic address: jperr101@uottawa.ca.
authors.forename: Jeff L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Perron
authors.affiliation: Practice Research and Innovation, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 1001 Queen St. W., Unit 2-1, #161, Toronto, Ontario M6J 1H1; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Professional Practice Office, 100 Stokes Street, #6321, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 1H1. Electronic address: kristen.cleverley@camh.ca.
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cleverley
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Department of Psychiatry; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Schizophrenia Division, 1001 Queen St. W., Unit 2-1, #161, Toronto, Ontario M6J 1H1. Electronic address: sean_kidd@camh.net.
authors.forename: Sean A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kidd
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006380:Helplessness, Learned; D018453:Homeless Youth / Q000523:psychology*; D065026:Hope; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008132:Loneliness / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012044:Regression Analysis; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult