Homeless but connected: The role of heterogeneous social network ties and social networking technology in the mental health outcomes of street-living adolescents

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 692-698

  Rice, Eric ^a   Kurzban, Seth ^a   Ray, Diana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Homeless youth; Internet; Social network

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; CALIFORNIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873731081     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-011-9462-1     Document Type: Article

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