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Author(s): Kevin Yoder, Dan Hoyt, Leslie Whitbeck
Publication Date: 1998
The present study considered risk factors associated with suicidal ideation and the likelihood of a suicide attempt in a sample of 297 homeless and runaway youth from four Midwestern states. It was hypothesized that sociodemographic characteristics, family factors, suicide exposure, street factors, externalizing behavior, and internalizing behavior would be related to suicidal ideation and to the likelihood of a suicide attempt. It was also hypot...
Author(s): Kimberly Tyler, Ana Cauce, Leslie Whitbeck
Publication Date: 2004
This study focuses on the family risk factors and predictors of runaway youth with dissociative disorder.
Objective: To examine family risk factors associated with dissociative symptoms among homeless and runaway youth.
Method: Three hundred and twenty-eight homeless and runaway youth were interviewed using a systematic sampling strategy in metropolitan Seattle. Homeless young people were interviewed on the streets and in shelters by outreach wo...
Author(s): Leslie Whitbeck, Kurt Johnson, Dan Hoyt, Ana Cauce
Publication Date: 2004
This study focuses on co-occuring disorders among homeless and runaway youth, in four mid-western cities.
Purpose
To investigate prevalence of mental disorder and comorbidity among homeless and runaway adolescents in small to medium sized cities in four Midwestern states.
Methods
The study presents lifetime, 12-month prevalence, and comorbidity rates for five mental disorders (conduct disorder, major depressive episode, posttraumatic stress di...
Author(s): Joshua Ginzler, Bryan Cochran, Ana Cauce, Leslie Whitbeck, Melanie Domenech-Rodriguez
Publication Date: 2003
We examined the sequence of substance-use initiation in 375 street youth (age 13-21) who were interviewed from 1994-99 in Seattle, Washington. Based on the gateway theory, participants were categorized into six profiles to describe the order in which they initiated use of various substances (i.e., alcohol, marijuana, other drugs), or classified as nonprogressors if they had not tried all three classes of drugs. Youth progressing in the hypothesiz...
Author(s): Wa-Ning Bao, Leslie Whitbeck, Dan Hoyt
Publication Date: 2000
This study examines the effectiveness of social support networks on psychological well-being among 602 homeless and runaway adolescents. The respondents were interviewed in shelters, drop-in centers, and on the streets in cities of four Midwestern states (Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas). The path model was used to test the direct effect of family abuse and precocious independence on adolescent depressive symptoms and indirect effects throug...
Author(s): Kimberly Tyler, Dan Hoyt, Leslie Whitbeck
Publication Date: 2000
Based on risk amplification and victimization theories, path analysis was used to investigate the effects of early sexual abuse on later sexual victimization among 361 female homeless and runaway adolescents in four midwestern states. Results indicated that early sexual abuse in the home had a positive direct effect on sexual victimization of adolescents on the streets. Early sexual abuse also increased the likelihood of later sexual victimizatio...
Author(s): Lisa Thrane, Dan Hoyt, Leslie Whitbeck, Kevin A. Yoder
Publication Date: 2006
PROBLEM: Various demographic and familial risk factors have been linked to runaway behavior. To date, there has not been a systematic investigation of the impact of size of community on runaway behavior. This study will compare runaways from smaller cities and rural areas to their urban counterparts. METHODS: A convenience sample of 602 adolescents was interviewed between 1995 and August of 1996 in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas, USA. M...
Author(s): Kimberly Tyler, Leslie Whitbeck, Xiaojin Chen, Kurt Johnson
Publication Date: 2007
Background: The study examined risk factors for having ever contracted sexually transmissible infections (STI) among a high-risk sample in midwestern USA. Methods: A cross sectional survey was conducted among 428 homeless youth aged 16–19 years. Assessed correlates included child maltreatment, street exposure, sexual histories, street experiences and substance use. Results: Multivariate analyses revealed that males were 86% less likely to hav...
Author(s): Terceira Berdahl, Dan Hoyt, Leslie Whitbeck
Publication Date: 2006
Purpose: To describe and explain variations in first mental health service utilization before and after running away from home for homeless adolescents. <br/>Methods: Survey interviews were conducted with homeless and runaway youth in several Midwestern locations. The effects of family of origin factors and street experiences on the likelihood of seeing a mental health professional for the first time before running away and after running aw...