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Direct linkTompsett, Carolyn J.; Toro, Paul A. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2010
Parental deviance, parental monitoring, and deviant peers were examined as predictors of overt and covert antisocial behaviors. Homeless (N=231) and housed (N=143) adolescents were assessed in adolescence and again in early adulthood. Homelessness predicted both types of antisocial behaviors, and effects persisted in young adulthood. Parental…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Antisocial Behavior, Predictor Variables, Parent Influence
Toro, Paul A.; Tulloch, Elizabeth; Ouellette, Nicole – Journal of Community Psychology, 2008
This study investigated the main effects of social support measures and their stress-buffering effects in two samples of homeless adults (Ns =249 and 219) obtained in the same large county (surrounding Detroit) at different points in time over an 8-year period (1992-1994 and 2000-2002). The findings suggest that the construct of social support,…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Homeless People, Measurement Techniques, Drug Abuse
Toro, Paul A. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2006
A personal account of a program of research on homelessness and poverty spanning the past 20 years is provided, with a focus on the many methodological, practical, and ethical difficulties encountered. Interesting discoveries and enjoyable aspects of the research process are also presented. Several role conflicts that arose for the researcher in…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Homeless People, Research Methodology, Disadvantaged Youth
