TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Coping styles associated with victimization profiles among homeless youth
JO  - Families in society
A1  - Bender, Kimberly
A1  - Brown, Samantha M.
A1  - Begun, Stephanie
A1  - Barman-Adhikari, Anamika
A1  - Ferguson, Kristin
SP  - 171
EP  - 180
VL  - 97
IS  - 3
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). <br><br>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<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1044-3894
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.2016.97.20
ID  - ref1
ER  -