Factors Influencing Run Away Impulse in Early Adolescents
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
; : 1-12, 2012.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-116776
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study carried out a preliminary analysis of available literature and used the ecological approach to define a research hypothesis with focus on individual, family, and school variables related to early adolescents' urge to run away. This study also aimed to examine the influence of each of these variables in order to build a forecast model showing which variables have more influential on early adolescents' urge to run away.METHODS:
Materials were collected from 433 male and female fifth- and sixth-grade students at two schools in Gyeonggi Province. Analysis was carried out using SPSS/WIN 18.0. Frequency analysis, chi2-test, t-test, correlation analysis and logistic regression analysis were conducted.RESULTS:
The results indicate that personal factors related to runaway impulse are gender and previous runaway attempts, family-related factor family functionality, and school-related factor the area of stress from study.CONCLUSION:
Based on the study results as above, individual, family, and school interventions need to be developed.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Logistic Models
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Homeless Youth
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article