G. Nelson et al., Predictors of the adaptation of people with psychiatric disabilities in group homes, supportive apartments, and board-and-care homes, PSYCH REH J, 22(4), 1999, pp. 381-389
In this research, we compare the housing qualities, social support, persona
l empowerment, and emotional well-being of 111 people with psychiatric disa
bilities across three different types of housing: group homes (GH), support
ive apartments (SA), and board-and-care homes (BCH). Residents of GH and SA
report more resident control, and fewer living companions, and are more li
kely to have their own rooms than people in BCH residences. Also, residents
of GH and SA report higher levels of personal empowerment (independent ski
lls and perceived control) but lower levels of emotional well-being (positi
ve and negative affect) than people in BCH residences. Hierarchical regress
ion analyses show that housing and social support measures are significant
predictors of the measures of personal empowerment and emotional well-being
, over and above type of housing and demographic variables. The results are
discussed in terms of previous research and their implications for policy
and practice in supportive housing for psychiatric consumer/survivors.