Understanding runaway teens

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 77-88

  Martinez, Ruby J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Gangs; Runaway teenagers; Street survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONFLICT; CONTROL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUNAWAY BEHAVIOR; SAFETY; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD ABUSE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; RUNAWAY BEHAVIOR; SAFETY; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33745135091     PISSN: 10736077     EISSN: 17446171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2006.00049.x     Document Type: Article

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