Abstract
This paper analyses the types, timing and perceived causality of SLEs experienced during childhood and adolescence and throughout the lives of women experiencing homelessness in Buenos Aires (n = 72). A structured interview was used to collect the information. Findings showed that interviewees had experienced a high number of SLEs during their childhood and adolescence. These SLEs were qualitatively severe and experienced from very early ages. Interviewees had also suffered from a large number of SLEs throughout their lives, mainly before becoming homeless. Interviewees attributed their homelessness largely to their experience with SLEs in their family environment, primarily during their childhood.
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Malena Lenta
Malena Lenta, Ph.D. in Psychology, Magister in Community Social Psychology and Graduate in Psychology by the University of Buenos Aires. Specialist in Social Research Methods and Techniques by CLACSO. Associate Professor and researcher at the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Researcher at the University of Alcalá (Spain).
Jorgelina Di Iorio
Jorgelina Di Iorio, Ph.D. in Psychology by the University of Buenos Aires. Researcher of the Research Career of the National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET). Associate Professor of Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Postgraduate professor at the National University of Lanús. Member of Civil Association Intercambios.
José Juan Vázquez
José Juan Vázquez, Ph.D. in Psychology, Graduate in Psychology, Graduate in Anthropology, and Graduate in Political Science and Sociology. Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Alcalá (Spain).