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Iratzoqui, Amaia – Youth & Society, 2020
Criminological literature has examined the potential for gendered pathways of offending, while also recognizing the gendered risk for victimization. General strain theory explicitly recognizes this gendered risk as strains that structure differences in these experiences for males and females. The current article tests the longitudinal risk for…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Family Violence
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Thompson, Sanna J.; Ryan, Tiffany N.; Montgomery, Katherine L.; Lippman, Angie Del Prado; Bender, Kimberly; Ferguson, Kristin – Youth & Society, 2016
This study explored the perceptions of resilience and coping among homeless young adults, a focus that differs from previous research by considering the unconventional resilience and coping of this high-risk population. Semistructured qualitative interviews were conducted with 45 homeless young adults. Individual interviews were audio recorded,…
Descriptors: Coping, Resilience (Psychology), Homeless People, Semi Structured Interviews
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Sta. Maria, Madelene A.; Martinez, Carmelo L.; Diestro, Jose Maria A., Jr. – Youth & Society, 2014
Focus group discussions with the youth living and working in the streets of Manila as well as interviews with key informants involved in intervention programs for these youth reveal several ways by which the youth may be protected from engaging in problem behaviors in and out of the streets. Findings reveal that conditions which promote the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Homeless People, At Risk Persons, Classification