Psychosocial Causes of Beggary: Modes and Effects of Beggary

The present research aimed to explore the psychosocial reasons of beggary
in relation to examine modes of beggars’ behaviour, and effect of beggary,
using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). The research design
was Exploratory. Total sample size is 15 beggars including 7 men and 8
women. A self-constructed open ended questionnaire investigating about
the psychosocial reasons, effects of beggary and modes of begging behavior
was employed for data collection. The findings showed that unemployment,
poverty, and lacks of professional skills were reported as major social
causes. Further physical disability, old age and some serious and chronic
diseases were reported as major biological causes of beggary. Psychological
causes of beggary included lack of self-respect, feelings of worthless, and
feelings of insecurity about their future. Beggars frequently reported to
experience low self-esteem, guilt, shame, dissatisfaction, being insulted,
sadness, feelings of loneliness, helplessness and inferiority. Majority of the
participants reported begging in group from, showing their illness and
handicapedness, as religious assists, selling cheap goods, as modes of
begging. Peoples, positive attitude towards beggars mostly included
sympathy, kindness, support and negative included hatred, disregard, and
verbal abuses. The solutions suggested to end beggary are included
governmental measures to eradicate poverty and taking care of unattended
older parents who take beggary to support them