ERIC Number: EJ985386
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Dec
Pages: 13
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Who Is Supporting Homeless Youth? Predictors of Support in Personal Networks
de la Haye, Kayla; Green, Harold D., Jr.; Kennedy, David P.; Zhou, Annie; Golinelli, Daniela; Wenzel, Suzanne L.; Tucker, Joan S.
Journal of Research on Adolescence, v22 n4 p604-616 Dec 2012
Homeless youth lack the traditional support networks of their housed peers, which increases their risk for poor health outcomes. Using a multilevel dyadic analytic approach, this study identified characteristics of social contacts, relationships, and social networks associated with the provision of tangible and emotional support to homeless youth (N = 419, M age = 20.09, SD = 2.80). Support providers were likely to be family members, sex partners, or non-street-based contacts. The provision of support was also associated with contacts' employment and homelessness status, frequency of contact, shared risk behaviors, and the number of network members that were homeless and employed. The results provide insights into how homeless youth could be assisted to develop more supportive social networks. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Social Support Groups, Social Networks, Homeless People, Predictor Variables, Risk, Health, Health Behavior
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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