title: Homeless but connected: the role of heterogeneous social network ties and social networking technology in the mental health outcomes of street-living adolescents.
abstract: Although social integration tends to have positive effects on the mental health of housed adolescents, the role of homeless adolescents' social networks is more ambiguous. Social network data were collected from 136 homeless adolescents in Hollywood, California to examine how network ties are associated with symptoms of anxiety and depression. Face-to-face relationships with street-based peers were a risk factor for both anxiety and depression, while contacting home-based friends through social networking technology was found to be protective for depression. Community-based and public agencies serving homeless adolescents should consider facilitating the maintenance of these protective relationships by providing internet access.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Southern California, 1149 S. Hill St., Suite 360, Los Angeles, CA 90036, USA. ericr@usc.edu
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: Seth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurzban
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ray
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D002140:California; D003863:Depression / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D018453:Homeless Youth / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D010379:Peer Group; D012307:Risk Factors; D012934:Social Isolation; D060756:Social Networking; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
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