caa a22 4500 445848960 CHVBK 20180317145407.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10597-010-9338-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10597-010-9338-9 Examining the Psychological Sense of Community for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness Residing in Supported Housing Environments [Elektronische Daten] [Greg Townley, Bret Kloos] The psychological sense of community is an important aspect of community life; yet, it remains largely unexamined among individuals with serious mental illness (SMI). Sense of community represents the strength of bonding among community members; and this social phenomenon likely impacts the process by which individuals with SMI integrate into community life. The current study examined sense of community (SOC) for individuals with SMI by assessing the relationships between neighborhood experiences, unique factors related to SMI (e.g., mental illness diagnosis), and sense of community in the neighborhood. Participants were 402 residents of supported housing programs who used mental health services in South Carolina. Hierarchical linear regression was utilized to determine which components of community life helped to explain variability in sense of community. In total, 214 participants reported that it is very important for them to feel a sense of community in their neighborhoods. Neighbor relations, neighborhood safety, neighborhood satisfaction, neighborhood tolerance for mental illness, and housing site type emerged as significant explanatory variables of sense of community. These findings have implications for interventions aimed at enhancing SOC and community integration for individuals with SMI. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2010 Psychiatric disability nationallicence Sense of community nationallicence Supported housing nationallicence Community integration nationallicence Neighborhood nationallicence Townley Greg University of South Carolina, 1512 Pendleton Street, Barnwell College, 29208, Columbia, SC, USA aut Kloos Bret University of South Carolina, 1512 Pendleton Street, Barnwell College, 29208, Columbia, SC, USA aut Community Mental Health Journal Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 47/4(2011-08-01), 436-446 0010-3853 47:4<436 2011 47 10597 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-010-9338-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-010-9338-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Townley Greg University of South Carolina, 1512 Pendleton Street, Barnwell College, 29208, Columbia, SC, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kloos Bret University of South Carolina, 1512 Pendleton Street, Barnwell College, 29208, Columbia, SC, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Community Mental Health Journal Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 47/4(2011-08-01), 436-446 0010-3853 47:4<436 2011 47 10597 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer