Research Article

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

Table 4

Hierarchical regression analyses of social support and social network variables regressed onto romantic loneliness.

Model 1Model 2Model 3

Intercept0.75−0.78−0.60

Social support
Emo/Info0.03 [−0.41, 0.48]0.13 [−0.25, 0.50]0.12 [−0.27, 0.51]
Pos. interaction−0.14 [−0.53, 0.24]0.06 [−0.26, 0.39]0.09 [−0.28, 0.45]
Affectionate0.70 [0.33, 0.33 [−0.01, 0.66]0.36 [−0.02, 0.73]
Tangible0.18 [−0.19, 0.53]0.05 [−0.25, 0.36]0.07 [−0.24, 0.38]

Network variables
Intimate partner
 Importance5.85 [4.05, 5.76 [3.53,
 Satisfaction0.26 [0.10, 0.28 [0.11,
Service provider(s)
 Importance0.67 [−0.15, 2.87]
 Satisfaction−0.08 [−0.29, 0.14]
Current friend importance−0.80 [−3.55, 1.96]
Old friend importance0.08 [−2.51, 2.67]
Pet ownership−0.28 [−1.10, 0.53]
Model statistics
Adjusted R20.240.300.43

Confidence interval does not include zero.