Adolescent Running Away Behavior: Active or Passive Avoidance?

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Authors

Diana C. Dolan · Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick

Raymond J. Pelletier · Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick

Colleen E. Reid · Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick

Abstract

One hundred seventeen boys and 149 girls participated in a study investigating whether adolescent running away behavior is an expression of passive (internalization) or active (externalization) avoidance. Results of principal component analyses indicate that boys' running away behavior is associated with passive avoidance and internalization, whereas for girls the behavior reflects a mixed pattern simultaneously expressing withdrawal and overt deviancy.

Topics & Keywords

Homelessness and Social Issues Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volume 155, Issue 1, pp. 59-64

DOI: 10.1080/00221325.1994.9914758

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