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Trajectories of Adjustment in a Brazilian Sample of Street-Involved Youth.
- Source :
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Child Development . Jul/Aug2020, Vol. 91 Issue 4, p1237-1253. 17p. 4 Charts, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Trajectories of adjustment were examined in a sample of street-involved youth across a 1-year period. Participants (N = 113; Mage  = 14.18 years; 80.5% male, 91% non-White) were recruited in three Brazilian cities. Interviews conducted at three time points included six measures of physical and psychological adjustment. Unconditional growth models revealed linear declines over time (i.e., improved adjustment) on three indicators: health symptoms, sexual risk behaviors, and negative affect. There were no linear changes in drug use, positive affect, or life satisfaction. Conditional growth models revealed few significant effects for age or gender, but ratings of stressful life events moderated longitudinal changes in health symptoms, drug use, and negative affect. Implications for practice, policy, and theory are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation in adolescence
*STREET youth
*BRAZILIANS
*SUBSTANCE use of teenagers
*AFFECT (Psychology)
*LIFE change events
*RUNAWAYS (People)
*RISK-taking behavior
*RESEARCH
*SUBSTANCE abuse
*HUMAN sexuality
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL cooperation
*EVALUATION research
*GENDER identity
*COMPARATIVE studies
*PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
*RESEARCH funding
*LONGITUDINAL method
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00093920
- Volume :
- 91
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Child Development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 144619185
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13300