Surviving on the Street
The Experiences of Homeless Youth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12093440 |
|---|---|
| Authors | B Mccarthy (0000-0002-5593-9918, University of Victoria, corresponding author), J Hagan (0000-0002-4262-9822, University of Toronto) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 412-430 |
| Publication date | 1992-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Adolescent Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0743-5584 • E-ISSN: 1552-6895 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/074355489274002 |
| OpenAlex | W2147730133 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 44 |
| References cited | 16 |
This article documents the living conditions of a sample of adolescents (N = 390) who had left home and were living on the street in Toronto, Canada The majority of these youth had spenta considerable amount of time without adequate shelter, food, or income; furthermore, many were involved in a variety of illegal activities and had been incarcerated or suicidal Multiple regression analyses revealed that the most consistent predictors of hunger, criminal activity, and incarceration were conditions of street life itself: thelack of secure shelter and the length of time on the street. Overal4 the living conditions of these youth closely parallel those of homeless adults. Although there are differences between adults and adolescents who live on the street, the similarities suggest that it may be inappropriate to label the latter runaways and to consistently separate adults and adolescents into two completely distinct homeless populations
Environmental health · Poison control · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
Homelessness Among Families, Children, and Adolescents
Homeless youth and their exposure to and involvement in violence while living on the streets
The Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Later Sexual Victimization Among Female Homeless and Runaway Adolescents
Street Youth and Criminal Violence
Transitioning to independent living
Adverse Life Experiences and Homelessness Among Adolescents
Are There Homeless Youth in My Community? Differences of Perception Between Service Providers and High School Youth
Nommer et comprendre l’itinérance des jeunes
The Proliferation of Charitable Meal Programs in Toronto
Correlates of Engaging in Survival Sex among Homeless Youth and Young Adults
Exploring Mental Health and Holistic Healing through the Life Stories of Indigenous Youth Who Have Experienced Homelessness
The Relationship between Survival Sex and Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms in a High Risk Female Population
Severe Food Insecurity, Gender-Based Violence, Homelessness, and HIV Risk among Street-based Female Sex Workers in Baltimore, Maryland
Nutritional assessment of charitable meal programmes serving homeless people in Toronto
Food insecurity among homeless and runaway adolescents
Food deprivation is integral to the ‘hand to mouth’ existence of homeless youths in Toronto
Street careers
Homelessness, Offending, Victimization, and Criminal Legal System Contact
A Power‐Control Theory of Vulnerability to Crime and Adolescent Role Exits—Revisited
Evaluating the heterogeneity of street life and homelessness in adolescent research
Social capital, homeless young people and the family
A habitus of instability
The Violence of Displacement
The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Later Sexual Victimization among Runaway Youth
Mental Disorders, Comorbidity, and Postrunaway Arrests Among Homeless and Runaway Adolescents
Substance Use and Psychological Adjustment in Homeless Adolescents
A Risk‐Amplification Model of Victimization and Depressive Symptoms Among Runaway and Homeless Adolescents
Substance use among runaway and homeless youth in three national samples
Prevalence and correlates of survival sex among runaway and homeless youth
Adjustment of Homeless Adolescents to a Crisis Shelter
The Health of Street Youth
Food Intake Patterns of Homeless Youth in Toronto
Selling Sex in a Population-Based Study of High School Seniors in Sweden
Finding Homeless Youth
Gang Involvement and Membership among Homeless and Runaway Youth
Stealing and Being Stolen From
The Walls Were Closing in, and We Were Trapped
Social Support Networks and the Mental Health of Runaway and Homeless Youth
Event History Analysis of Antecedents to Running Away from Home and Being on the Street
"Homeless "squeegee kids
Better to bend than to break
I Helped Build That
Helping Friends and the Homeless Milieu
You Care More for the Gear Than the Geezer? Care Relationships of Homeless Substance Users in London
Down and Out in America
Measuring delinquency
Survey Questions
Portrait of the North American runaway
The Social Psychology of Runaways
Reminiscences of runaway adolescents
Homelessness
Criminality and Homeless Men
Differences among Homeless Single Women, Women with Children, and Single Men
Life on the Streets
Identity Work Among the Homeless
| Unique citing works | 44 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,42 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2023 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 44 |