Adolescent runaways in suburbia: a new typology.
Typologies provide a tool for improving diagnosis of runaway proneness among adolescents. Researchers have found several clusters of personal and situational variables which are characteristic of runaways to a much greater extent than nonrunaways. Also highlighted are the results of the author's qualitative research on suburban runaways. The study develops a five-point continuum of parent-youth conflict. This article views the integration of typologies of runaways as an important first step in the development of basic assessment tools for adolescent clients.
D000293:Adolescent; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012419:Runaway Behavior; D013383:Suburban Population