Restoring Healthy Developmental Trajectories for Sexually Exploited Young Runaway Girls: Fostering Protective Factors and Reducing Risk Behaviors

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 180-188

  Saewyc, Elizabeth M ^a   Edinburgh, Laurel D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Contraception; Home visiting; Protective factors; Runaways; Sexual abuse; Sexual exploitation; Substance use; Suicide attempt; Teen pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MCNEMAR TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; RUNAWAY BEHAVIOR; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CANADA; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 74649084849     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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