Child Abuse, Street Victimization, and Substance Use among Homeless Young Adults

Autor/inn/en	Tyler, Kimberly A.; Melander, Lisa A.
Titel	Child Abuse, Street Victimization, and Substance Use among Homeless Young Adults
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 47 (2015) 4, S.502-519 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X12471354
Schlagwörter	Child Abuse; Victims; Substance Abuse; Young Adults; Homeless People; Correlation; Sexual Abuse; Family Violence; Statistical Analysis; Gender Differences; Drug Abuse; Parent Influence; Interviews; Age Differences; Racial Differences; Conflict Tactics Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Victim; Opfer; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Korrelation; Sexueller Missbrauch; Statistische Analyse; Geschlechterkonflikt; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Rassenunterschied
Abstract	Although previous research documents high rates of child abuse, street victimization, and substance use among homeless youth, few studies have investigated these three constructs simultaneously, and thus little is known about how various forms of victimization are uniquely associated with substance use among this population. The purpose of this article is to examine the relationship among child sexual and physical abuse, street victimization, and partner violence with substance use among 172 homeless young adults. Path analysis results revealed that males and those who reported parental drug problems were significantly more likely to have higher rates of substance use. Those who suffered more childhood physical and sexual abuse and those who experienced more types of relationship violence were more likely to report greater frequency of substance use. The intersection of various forms of victimization with substance use may have important implications for service providers working with this population. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01