Self injurious behavior among homeless young adults: A social stress analysis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 269-276

  Tyler, Kimberly ^a   Melander, Lisa ^a   Almazan, Elbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeless; Self mutilation; Social stress; USA; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HOMELESSNESS; INJURY; PATH ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENDER BIAS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMELESSNESS; RUNAWAY BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; RISK FACTORS; SELF MUTILATION; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71849083051     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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