| A Study on Family Support, Self-Esteem and Life-Satisfaction in Homeless Persons (The Relationships between Institutionalized Residenis and Noninstitutionalized Residents) |
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Jeong Sook Won |
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Professor, School of nursing, Kyung Hee University |
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| Abstract |
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation of family support, self-esteem and life-satisfaction in homeless persons and to provide basic data to help them attain a better quality of life.
From Jul. 1 to Oct. 10. 2000, 235 homeless persons, registered at the noninstitutionalized homeless and institutionalized homeless in Seoul, Were accepted as subjects for the study.
The instruments used for this study were a Family support scale of Park. Jee Won, life-satisfaction scale of Wood, Wylied Sheafer and Rosenberg's Self-esteem Scale.
The reliability of the scales were tested by Cronsbach's Alpha. The collected data Were analyzed by the SPSS program using unpaired t-test and Pearson's Correlation Coefficients.
The results were as follows :
1. There Was a statistically significant
difference in the level of demographic between family support groups for the homeless at institutionalized residents : age (t =2.23, p=.028). education background (f=5.53, p= 005), present illness(t=1.97, p== .052).
emotion statest = 2.94. p= 041).
2. There Was a statistically significant difference in the level of demographic between family support groups for the homeless at noninstitutionalized residents : types of disease (t=1.55, p=.161).
3. There Was a statistically significant difference in the level of demographic between self-esteem groups for the homeless at institutionalized residents: types of disease (t =3.23. p=.004).
4. There Was a statistically significant difference in the level of demographic between self-esteem groups for the homeless at noninstitutionalized residents : use of drugs(t=-3.23 p= .002). types of disease (t =3.23, p=.004).
5. There Was a statistically significant difference in the level of demographic between life-satisfaction groups for the homeless at institutionalized residents : education background (t=3.11, p= .048). types of disease(t=3.40, p= .007), emotion states (t = 4.93, p= .004).
6. There Was statistically significant difference in the level of demographic between life-satisfaction groups for the homeless at noninstitutionalized residents : smoking (t=-2.31, p= .023 ). types of disease(t=2.07, p= 041), emotion states (t = 2.81. p= .049).
7. There was a positive correlation between family support and self-esteem for the institutionalized homeless and it was statistically significant (r= 443. p= .001).
8. There was a positive correlation between family support and life- satisfaction for the homeless at institutionalized residents and it was statistically significant (r= 389, p= .001).
9. There was a positive correlation between life-satisfaction and
self-esteem for the homeless at institutionalized residents and it was statistically significant (r= .217, p= 02).
10. There wasn't a correlation family support. self-esteem and life-satisfaction for the homeless at noninstitutionalized residents and it was statistically nonsignificant.
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| Key Words:
Homeless; Family Support; Self-Esteem and Life- Satisfaction |
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