Personal strengths of homeless adolescents living in a high-risk environment.
Health-risk behaviors and associated adverse health outcomes in homeless adolescents are well documented. Strengths of these youth that contribute to their health and well-being are seldom acknowledged. The purpose of this secondary analysis of qualitative data was to identify strengths that protect...
| Publicado en: | Advances in Nursing Science Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 90 - 102 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Apr-Jun 2003
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| Sumario: | Health-risk behaviors and associated adverse health outcomes in homeless adolescents are well documented. Strengths of these youth that contribute to their health and well-being are seldom acknowledged. The purpose of this secondary analysis of qualitative data was to identify strengths that protect homeless youth. Two types of strengths emerged: resources and self-improvement. Resources served as the foundation for survival whereas self-improvement served as a process that enabled youth to consider a more healthy future. By recognizing the many strengths of homeless youth, nurses may develop community-based programs to help this population reenter society. |
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