Adolescent Antecedents of Young Adult Homelessness: a Cross-national Path Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Adolescent and young adult health, development, and behavior lay a foundation for future population health. Increasing rates of young adult homelessness mean there is a need for research which generates evidence to support a stronger focus on population-level prevention. Using longitudinal data from a population-based sample of young adults participating in the cross-nationally matched International Youth Development Study, we examined adolescent antecedents of young adult homelessness in Washington State in the USA and in Victoria, Australia. Participants were surveyed using a modified version of the Communities That Care youth survey. Analyses of prospective, longitudinal data from 1945 participants, recruited as state-representative secondary school samples at grade 7 (average age 13, 2

SUBMITTER: Heerde JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8712626 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature