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Adolescents Exiting Homelessness Over Two Years: The Risk Amplification and Abatement Model
Author(s) -
Milburn Norweeta G.,
Rice Eric,
RotheramBorus Mary Jane,
Mallett Shelley,
Rosenthal Doreen,
Batterham Phillip,
May Susanne J.,
Witkin Andrea,
Duan Naihua
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2009.00610.x
Subject(s) - attendance , odds , psychological intervention , psychology , longitudinal study , generalized estimating equation , developmental psychology , demography , environmental health , psychiatry , medicine , logistic regression , sociology , economic growth , pathology , economics , statistics , mathematics
The Risk Amplification and Abatement Model (RAAM) demonstrates that negative contact with socializing agents amplify risk, while positive contact abates risk for homeless adolescents. To test this model, the likelihood of exiting homelessness and returning to familial housing at 2 years and stably exiting over time are examined with longitudinal data collected from 183 newly homeless adolescents followed over 2 years in Los Angeles, CA. In support of RAAM, unadjusted odds of exiting at 2 years and stably exiting over 2 years revealed that engagement with prosocial peers, maternal social support, and continued school attendance all promoted exiting behaviors. Simultaneously, exposure to family violence and reliance on shelter services discouraged stably exiting behaviors. Implications for family‐based interventions are proposed.