TY - JOUR
T1 - Coping styles associated with victimization profiles among homeless youth
AU - Bender, Kimberly
AU - Brown, Samantha M.
AU - Begun, Stephanie
AU - Barman-Adhikari, Anamika
AU - Ferguson-Colvin, Kristin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Alliance for Strong Families and Communities.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Homeless youth experience elevated rates of victimization, yet few studies have identified malleable intervention targets that could mitigate risk for such adverse experiences. Building on a prior study that used latent class analysis to identify 3 victimization profiles among homeless youth (low-victimization class, high-victimization class, and witness class), we investigate how different coping styles (active, avoidant, and social coping) were associated with each victimization profile among a large purposive sample of homeless youth (N = 601). Results indicate that youth who report employing greater avoidant coping are more likely to have a witness or high-victimization profile, while social coping is associated with having a low-victimization profile. Coping styles may represent malleable factors that offer promising intervention targets for helping homeless youth safely navigate stressful street environments.
AB - Homeless youth experience elevated rates of victimization, yet few studies have identified malleable intervention targets that could mitigate risk for such adverse experiences. Building on a prior study that used latent class analysis to identify 3 victimization profiles among homeless youth (low-victimization class, high-victimization class, and witness class), we investigate how different coping styles (active, avoidant, and social coping) were associated with each victimization profile among a large purposive sample of homeless youth (N = 601). Results indicate that youth who report employing greater avoidant coping are more likely to have a witness or high-victimization profile, while social coping is associated with having a low-victimization profile. Coping styles may represent malleable factors that offer promising intervention targets for helping homeless youth safely navigate stressful street environments.
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U2 - 10.1606/1044-3894.2016.97.20
DO - 10.1606/1044-3894.2016.97.20
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85021096516
SN - 1044-3894
VL - 97
SP - 171
EP - 180
JO - Families in Society
JF - Families in Society
IS - 3
ER -