Housing precarity and mental health among shoebox house residents in Hong Kong: latent profile analysis of perceived social support and its associations with loneliness, depression, anxiety and stress
Cross-sectional analysis reveals social support profiles linked to mental health in housing-precarious populations, suggesting pathways for intervention.
Key Points
This study aims to explore the configurations of perceived social support among residents of subdivided units in Hong Kong and their connections to mental health issues.
Cross-sectional study of 1194 subdivided unit residents in Hong Kong.
Measured perceived social support using a validated scale and identified support profiles through latent profile analysis.
Examined sociodemographic factors and mental health outcomes like loneliness, depression, anxiety, and stress.
Identified six distinct social support profiles among participants, with 32.2% being strongly supported.
Residents with higher family support but low support from friends still displayed good mental health outcomes.
Strongly supported individuals had lower scores on loneliness, depression, anxiety, and stress compared to less supported groups.