Research Article

When More Satisfying and Supportive Relationships Increase Loneliness: The Social Worlds of People with Lived Experience of Homelessness

Table 1

Univariate analyses of family, social, or romantic loneliness with social support subscales and network-specific rated importance and rated satisfaction scores.

Family LonelinessSocial LonelinessRomantic Loneliness

Social support subtypes
Emotional InformationF (1, 125) = F (1, 125) = F (1, 125) = 
AffectionateF (1, 126) = F (1, 127) = 2.77F (1, 126) = 
Positive social interactionF (1, 126) = F (1, 127) = F (1, 126) = 
TangibleF (1, 126) = F (1, 127) = F (1, 126) = 
Overall supportF (1, 125) = F (1, 125) = F (1, 125) = 

Rated network importance
Current friendsF (1, 125) = 0.26F(1, 126) = F (1, 125) = 
FamilyF (1, 125) = F (1, 126) = F (1, 125) = 0.01
Old friendsF (1, 125) = 0.00F (1, 126) = F (1, 125) = 
Intimate partnerF (1, 125) = F (1, 126) = 0.22F (1, 125) = 
Service providersF (1, 125) = F (1, 126) = F (1, 125) = 

Rated satisfaction with network
Current friendsF (1, 125) = F (1, 126) = F (1, 125) = 0.06
FamilyF (1, 126) = F (1, 127) = 0.01F (1, 126) = 0.0
Old friendsF (1, 126) = F (1, 127) = 1.54F (1, 126) = 2.25
Intimate partnersF (1, 125) = F (1, 126) = F (1, 125) = 
Service providersF (1, 125) = 0.01F (1, 127) = 0.02F (1, 126) = 
Pet(s) ownershipF (1, 126) = F (1, 127) = 0.03F (1, 126) =