Resiliency in Persons Experiencing Homelessness: A Concept Analysis Using the Evolutionary Framework.
Christian Ketel, Samereh Abdoli
PMID 39253793WHAT IT FOUND
Resiliency in adults experiencing homelessness was described as adaptability, coping, problem solving, hope and social support.
It also carried costs, including emotional exhaustion and dependence on shelters or specific resources.
Key findings
01Resiliency in homelessness was described as adaptability, coping, problem solving, social support and hope.
02Antecedents included psychological foundations, social networks, economic stability, access to resources and education.
03Sustained resiliency can also produce emotional and physical exhaustion and dependency on specific resources or shelters.
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What it does not show
The authors used only English articles, so non-English perspectives may be absent. The focus on adults may miss youth, families or older people. The model case was fabricated for illustration, not a real patient. It used one concept-analysis framework, so other ways of understanding resiliency were not explored. It highlighted individual strengths and may underemphasise structural causes of homelessness.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this as evidence that resilience interventions work. The paper analyses a concept, not an intervention, and it notes that focusing on individual strengths may underemphasise structural causes.