Predictors of homelessness among older adults in New York City: Disability, economic, human and social capital and stressful events

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 696-708

  Shinn, Marybeth ^a   Gottlieb, Jamie ^a   Wett, Jessica L ^a   Bahl, Ajay ^a   Cohen, Arnold ^b   Baron Ellis, Deborah ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Partnership for the Homeless   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Disability; Homelessness; Life events; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

DISABLED PERSONS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34548297659     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105307080581     Document Type: Article

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