Citation

Xiaojin Chen, Thrane L, Whitbeck LB, Johnson KD, Hoyt DR. J. Interpers. Violence 2007; 22(9): 1156-1183.

Affiliation

Tulane University. xchen1@tulane.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260507303731

PMID

17704461

PMCID

PMC2581504

Abstract

This study examines the effects of childhood-onset conduct disorder on later antisocial behavior and street victimization among a group of homeless and runaway adolescents. Four hundred twenty-eight homeless and runaway youth were interviewed directly on the streets and in shelters from four Midwestern states. Key findings include the following. First, compared with those who exhibit adolescent-onset conduct disorder, youth with childhood onset are more likely to engage in a series of antisocial behaviors such as use of sexual and nonsexual survival strategies. Second, youth with childhood-onset conduct disorder are more likely to experience violent victimization; this association, however, is mostly through an intervening process such as engagement in deviant survival strategies.

Language: en