Powers J L, Eckenrode J, Jaklitsch B
Cornell University, Family Life Development Center, Ithaca, NY 14853.
Child Abuse Negl. 1990;14(1):87-98. doi: 10.1016/0145-2134(90)90084-7.
A sample of 223 adolescents who sought services from runaway and homeless youth programs in New York State during 1986-1987 was identified as having a history of maltreatment. A demographic profile is presented and the nature of their maltreatment described. The majority of these youth were female and between 15-16 years of age. Less than 25% came from intact families and one-third were born to single mothers. Of the sample, 60% had allegedly experienced physical abuse, 42% emotional abuse, 48% neglect, and 21% sexual abuse. Over one-third were "pushed out" of their homes by their families. Biological mothers were the most frequently cited perpetrators of maltreatment (63%), followed by biological fathers (45%). The sample of maltreated runaways is compared to both statewide and national samples of runaway and homeless youth with regard to their demographic characteristics and the problems they present to staff at intake (e.g., depression, substance abuse, etc.). Youth in the maltreated sample were more likely to be female and were more likely to have engaged in suicidal behavior. Otherwise, the maltreated runaways were not readily distinguished from the runaway and homeless youth population at large.
1986 - 1987年间，从纽约州离家出走及无家可归青少年项目中寻求服务的223名青少年样本被认定有受虐待史。本文呈现了他们的人口统计学特征，并描述了其受虐待的情况。这些青少年大多为女性，年龄在15至16岁之间。不到25%来自完整家庭，三分之一是单身母亲所生。在样本中，据称60%曾遭受身体虐待，42%遭受情感虐待，48%被忽视，21%遭受性虐待。超过三分之一是被家人“赶出”家门的。亲生母亲是最常被提及的虐待实施者（63%），其次是亲生父亲（45%）。将受虐待的离家出走青少年样本与全州及全国范围内离家出走及无家可归青少年样本在人口统计学特征以及他们向接待工作人员提出的问题（如抑郁、药物滥用等）方面进行了比较。受虐待样本中的青少年更可能是女性，且更可能有过自杀行为。否则，受虐待的离家出走青少年与总体的离家出走及无家可归青少年群体并无明显区别。
