Abstract
Although empirical reports draw attention to the pathological aspects of the functioning of the homeless, recent studies show the benefits related to the elevating roles of different positive phenomena in coping with difficulties for this group of people. The main goal was to verify whether there is a direct relationship between religiosity and gratitude among the homeless, and whether this association is moderated by the reported help-seeking since both religiosity and gratitude seem to play an important role in homeless people’s lives. In total, 189 homeless persons participated in the study. Their mean age was M = 56.55 (SD = 12.39; range = 27–86). Most respondents were men (n = 119; 63%). The Scale of Religious Attitude Intensity and the Gratitude Questionnaire were used. The outcomes presented a statistically significant positive correlation between religious attitude and gratitude (r = 0.326***, p = 0.001). Help-seeking played a moderatory role in this relationship. Therefore, it can be assumed that the relationship between religiosity attitude intensity and dispositional gratitude is stronger when homeless persons seek specific help from other people or institutions compared to when they do not look for assistance. Homeless people, overcoming their limitations by actively asking for help, can strengthen their bonds with God (faith, religiosity) and with others (dispositional gratitude).
Highlights
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Summary
Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Homelessness is widely considered as an individual [1–3], social [3–6], economic [7,8], and political [9] problem that affects the functioning of both individuals and whole of societies. Gu et al [10] report that more than 150 million people worldwide are homeless. A nationwide survey carried out in 2019 at the initiative of the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy showed that there were 30,330 homeless people in Poland, of which 82.1% were men, 14.6% women and 3.3% children [11]. Most of them (24,323) were institutionalized and concentrated in urban regions [9]
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