The lived experience of homeless youth in the transition of independent life and entering the society in Tehran

Bagheri, Marita; Mohammadi, Asghar; Esmaili, Reza

doi:10.22054/rjsw.2024.74915.699

The lived experience of homeless youth in the transition of independent life and entering the society in Tehran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

marita bagheri ¹

Asghar Mohammadi ²

reza esmaili ³

¹ Expert of the country's welfare organization

² Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Dehaqan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dehaqan, Iran (corresponding author)

³ Assistant Professor of Management Department, Isfahan Branch, Islamic Azad University

https://doi.org/10.22054/rjsw.2024.74915.699

Abstract

Every year, on average, about 500 children under the care of the organization in the country leave the continuous support system of the organization in the form of independent life, marriage, etc., and in independent life, they sometimes face many problems in forming a joint or individual life. In this regard, the main goal of this research is the lived experience of the homeless youth in living an independent life and entering the society in Tehran. The current research is a qualitative research and was done by thematic analysis method. The research tool includes a semi-structured in-depth individual interview. The participants of the research included boys and girls without guardians transferred to the society, whose minimum age was 18 years and a maximum of 5 years had passed since their transfer. The choice was purposeful. MAXQDA software was used for data analysis. In reviewing the data from the interviews, it was coded into 7 main themes and 25 sub-themes. The findings indicated the contradictory feelings of the participants when they first entered the society, on the one hand, freedom from the center was very pleasant, on the other hand, the fear of loneliness also hindered their peace, they asked for material and spiritual support and that the life of young people After discharge, they felt uncomfortable because it is not a priority for the organization.

Keywords

bio-social experiences of homeless and poorly cared for youth

independent life and entering the society

qualitative method

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