Research Article

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

Table 2

Hierarchical regression analyses of homelessness status, social support, and social network variables regressed onto family loneliness.

Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 4

Intercept3.322.161.200.65
Homeless status0.64 [0.089–0.27 [−0.29, 0.84]0.11 [−0.70, 0.60]0.16 [−0.34, 0.67]

Social support
Emo/Info0.27 [−0.47, 0.58]0.26 [−0.01, 0.52]0.21 [−0.06, 0.47]
Pos. interaction0.05 [−0.22, 0.31]0.09 [−0.14, 0.32]0.08 [−0.15, 0.31]
Affectionate0.19[−0.07, 0.46]0.01[−0.23, 0.24]0.06 [−0.20, 0.32]
Tangible−0.08 [−0.33, 0.17]−0.06 [−0.28, 0.15]−0.11 [−0.33, 0.11]

Network variables
Family
 Importance2.36 [−0.10, 2.84]1.33 [−0.84, 5.51]
 Satisfaction0.33 [0.19, 0.26 [0.12,
Intimate partner importance−0.52 [−1.45, 3.59]
 Satisfaction0.14 [0.07,
Current friend satisfaction0.04 [−0.14, 0.22]
Old friend satisfaction−0.03 [−0.13, 0.13]
Pet(s) ownership0.06 [−0.51, 0.63]
Model statisticsF(1, 123) = 5.30 F (5, 119) = 3.85, F (7, 117) = 10.4, F (12, 112) = 6.57
Adjusted R20.030.010.350.35

Confidence interval does not include zero.