Repeated Home Leaving Behavior of American Youth

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ID3029664
AuthorsShengming Tang (0009-0004-4206-2119, Western Illinois University, corresponding author)
Year1997
Volume28
Issue1
Pages147-159
Publication date1997-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/jcfs.28.1.147
OpenAlexW2598784151
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited10

Using the 1987-88 National Survey of Families and Households, this paper examines predictors of repeated home leaving. Four major categories of variables are included in the analysis: family structure, family formation, personal characteristics, and control variables. It is found that repeated home leaving is best predicted by respondents' age, at first home leaving, race, and divorce/separation status. Children from non-biological or non-intact families are less likely to repeat home leaving, but children from families that received public assistance tend to return and releave home more. The findings on military service, student status and family's socioeconomic background suggest that further research in these regards is necessary

Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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