The Impact of Self-Categorizing as "Homeless" on Well-Being and Service Use

Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 333-356

  Walter, Zoe C ^a   Jetten, Jolanda ^a   Parsell, Cameron ^a   Dingle, Genevieve A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMELESSNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ASSESSMENT; SERVICE PROVISION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84951876887     PISSN: 15297489     EISSN: 15302415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/asap.12089     Document Type: Article

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