Elena Andina-Díaz, José Siles-González, Ana Isabel Gutiérrez-García, MCarmen Solano-Ruiz
Perception of care from the perspective of nursing students: A study using photovoice, storytelling and poetry
Nurse education in practice
youth experience homelessness engage behaviors place high risk disease injury despite health risk behaviors youth display psychological capital positive attributes hope efficacy resilience optimism motivate engage healthpromoting behaviors safer sex however array positive psychological attributes studied vulnerable population specific aim analysis determine whether factors psychological capital mediated relationship background risk factors eg raceethnicity educational attainment reason homeless sexual abuse history hiv status outcomes condom intention safer sex behaviors life satisfaction among youth participated longitudinal intervention study using solomon fourgroup design 602 youth recruited dropin centers two large cities columbus ohio austin texas participate brief intervention included outcomes enhanced communication skills goal setting safer sex behaviors drug refusal skills life satisfaction using autoregressive crosslagged longitudinal mediation model tested direct indirect effects background factors psychological capital intervention outcomes models tested intervention group alone total sample significant direct indirect effects background factors intervention outcomes among intervention group model fit poor also significant mediating paths via factors psychological capital poor model fit combined group findings provide important information intrinsic strengths youth experiencing homelessness psychological capital significant construct understanding health behaviors among disadvantaged underserved youth lack significant mediation effects may due part lack robust measure psychological capital study various background factors outcomes would contribute understanding best support population