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Onset of Conduct Disorder, Use of Delinquent Subsistence Strategies, and Street Victimization Among Homeless and Runaway Adolescents in the MidwestTulane University, xchen1{at}tulane.edu
Wichita State University
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Nebraska-Lincoln This study examines the effects of childhood-onset conduct disorder on later antisocial behavior and street victimization among a group of homeless and runaway adolescents. Four hundred twenty-eight homeless and runaway youth were interviewed directly on the streets and in shelters from four Midwestern states. Key findings include the following. First, compared with those who exhibit adolescent-onset conduct disorder, youth with childhood onset are more likely to engage in a series of antisocial behaviors such as use of sexual and nonsexual survival strategies. Second, youth with childhood-onset conduct disorder are more likely to experience violent victimization; this association, however, is mostly through an intervening process such as engagement in deviant survival strategies.
Key Words: homeless and runaway adolescents • onset of conduct disorder • victimization
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 22, No. 9,
1156-1183 (2007) This article has been cited by other articles:
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