Social networks of homeless youth in emerging adulthood

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 561-571

  Wenzel, Suzanne ^a,b   Holloway, Ian ^a   Golinelli, Daniela ^b   Ewing, Brett ^b   Bowman, Richard ^b   Tucker, Joan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging adulthood; Homeless; Personal networks

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; RISK; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860395834     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-011-9709-8     Document Type: Article

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