Motivación y Sentido de Habitantes de Calle.

Abstract

Homelessness on the street is a phenomenon that with the passing of days has gained more strength in our society, becoming a population of people in vulnerable situations, which favor the loss of their social and family roots, which has repercussions in the emotional life of the person, losing their personal identity, motivation and meaning of life. Reason why this research is directed, whose main objective is to know the motivations and meaning of life of street dwellers. It is a study that was carried out from a qualitative approach with a phenomenological design, where a sample of 6 participants who lived on the streets was used voluntarily, who were carried out as information gathering techniques, a structured interview, a focus group and a Patchwork quilt, where a triangulation of the aforementioned techniques was finally carried out. Among the main findings obtained is that the aspects that motivate and give a sense of life to street dwellers are, to be with their families again, to get ahead, to build a home, to stop using psychoactive substances, to be independent people where they can build their own businesses. In addition, the results show that spiritual and religious factors play an important role in motivation and sense of life, as a source of change and improvement.