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Runaway behavior among adolescents in residential care: The role of personal characteristics, victimization experiences while in care, social climate, and institutional factors

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Existing research on runaway behavior among young people in care is severely limited, based mainly on small-scale samples, adult reports and administrative data. The research to date focuses mainly on children's characteristics and pre-care experiences rather than on placement-centered correlates. The present study examines the occurence and multilevel correlates of runaway behavior among Israeli Arab and Jewish adolescents aged 11 to 19 in residential care for at-risk children.

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  • Attar-Schwartz, Shalhevet, 2013. "Runaway behavior among adolescents in residential care: The role of personal characteristics, victimization experiences while in care, social climate, and institutional factors," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 35(2), pages 258-267.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:35:y:2013:i:2:p:258-267
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.11.005
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