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Impact Of Family Abuse On Running Away, Deviance, And Street Victimization Among Homeless Rural And Urban Youth, Lisa E. Thrane, Dan R. Hoyt, Les B. Whitbeck, Kevin A. Yoder
Impact Of Family Abuse On Running Away, Deviance, And Street Victimization Among Homeless Rural And Urban Youth, Lisa E. Thrane, Dan R. Hoyt, Les B. Whitbeck, Kevin A. Yoder
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Problem — Various demographic and familial risk factors have been linked to runaway behavior. To date, there has not been a systematic investigation of the impact of size of community on runaway behavior. This study will compare runaways from smaller cities and rural areas to their urban counterparts.
Methods — A convenience sample of 602 adolescents was interviewed between 1995 and August of 1996 in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas, USA. Multiple regression was used to examine the association between gender, neglect, sexual abuse, physical abuse, geographic and family structure change, and community size of first runaway to predict age …