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Napoleon JS, Weva VK, Evans DW, Namdari R, Francois T, Sherman J, Morisseau N, Lafontant E, Atkinson K, Miller S, Kidd SA, Burack JA. Rethinking narratives about youth experiencing homelessness: The influence of self-determined motivation and peer relations on coping. J Community Psychol 2024; 52:382-398. [PMID: 38031717 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.23100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
Abstract
Using the cognitive appraisal theory of coping and the self-determination theory of motivation, we examined the shared variance of motivational orientations, attachment relationships, and gender on adaptive and maladaptive coping among youth experiencing homelessness. Several scales including The Global Motivation Scale (assessing motivational orientations; i.e., autonomous and controlled motivation), the Brief Cope (adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies), and the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (self-perceptions of relationships with mothers, fathers, and peers) were administered to 102 youth aged between 16 and 24 (Mage = 20, SD = 2.07) years recruited from an evening program for youth experiencing homelessness in Montreal, Canada. Autonomous motivation was positively associated with engagement in effective coping strategies, while controlled motivation was positively linked to maladaptive coping. Moderation analyses were used to examine whether gender and relationships with attachment figures moderated the relationship between motivation and coping. A significant main effect of peer attachment on adaptive coping emerged, in which greater peer attachment was related to more adaptive coping among the youth. No interaction effects resulted. Although no significant moderating effects were associated with essential relationships and gender, further research implementing a more nuanced approach to assessing the interaction between these constructs may be warranted. Overall, the findings highlight the importance of intervention programs for youth experiencing homelessness, that focus on enhancing autonomous motivation and utilizing peer support to optimize the use of adaptive coping strategies.
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Affiliation(s)
| | - Vanessa K Weva
- Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Neuroscience Program, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and Clare Hall College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Weva VK, Napoleon JS, Malkus E, Hoover M, Krabbendam L, Burack JA, Huizinga M. School adaptation among immigrant youth from a Dutch integration program: The influence of acculturative stress and bicultural identity integration on academic motivation. Curr Psychol 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03295-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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