Protective Factors Associated with Fewer Multiple Problem Behaviors Among Homeless/Runaway Youth

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 878-889

  Lightfoot, Marguerita ^a   Stein, Judith A ^b   Tevendale, Heather ^b   Preston, Kathleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RUNAWAY BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GOALS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RUNAWAY BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859367104     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2011.614581     Document Type: Article

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