ERIC Number: EJ771905
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Publication Date: 2007
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Onset of Conduct Disorder, Use of Delinquent Subsistence Strategies, and Street Victimization among Homeless and Runaway Adolescents in the Midwest
Chen, Xiaojin; Thrane, Lisa; Whitbeck, Les B.; Johnson, Kurt D.; Hoyt, Dan R.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, v22 n9 p1156-1183 2007
This study examines the effects of childhood-onset conduct disorder on later antisocial behavior and street victimization among a group of homeless and runaway adolescents. Four hundred twenty-eight homeless and runaway youth were interviewed directly on the streets and in shelters from four Midwestern states. Key findings include the following. First, compared with those who exhibit adolescent-onset conduct disorder, youth with childhood onset are more likely to engage in a series of antisocial behaviors such as use of sexual and nonsexual survival strategies. Second, youth with childhood-onset conduct disorder are more likely to experience violent victimization; this association, however, is mostly through an intervening process such as engagement in deviant survival strategies. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Adolescents, Homeless People, Antisocial Behavior, Runaways, Behavior Disorders, Youth, Comparative Analysis, Sexuality, Family Influence, Peer Influence, Violence, Delinquency
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Language: English
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