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A Study on Risk Factors for Runaway Behavior in Adolescents with Runaway Experience and Adolescents with Runaway Contemplation

가출 경험이 있는 청소년과 가출 생각이 있는 청소년들에서의 가출 실행 위험 요인 연구

  • Hyunju Park (College of Nursing, Chuncheon Campus, Kangwon National University)
  • 박현주 (강원대학교 춘천캠퍼스 간호대학)
  • Received : 2023.07.03
  • Accepted : 2023.08.16
  • Published : 2023.08.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to compare the characteristics between adolescents who have run away from home before and who have contemplated running away from home before, and to find risk factors that predict runaway behavior among them. Methods: The data of 「the survey on adolescents' right to adequate housing and the way to ensure their housing with the focus on social exclusion」 by the National Youth Policy Institute (2020) were analyzed. A total of 494 adolescents were included in the study. Descriptive statistics, x2 test, t-test, and simple and multiple logistic regressions were carried out using SAS 9.2. Results: Gender, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, and school level were significantly different between the two groups. From the multivariate analysis, the adjusted odds ratio for runaway behavior was significantly higher in male students (AOR: 2.14, p<.001), lower in the middle economic class than in the high economic class (AOR: 0.64, p=.051), lower in the 4th quartile group of self-esteem (AOR: 0.52, p=.041), and higher in high school students (AOR: 1.55, p=.050). Conclusion: Considering that male students, students from wealthier families, students with low self-esteem, and high school students are high-risk groups for runaway behavior, among adolescents who have contemplated running away before, interventions targeting these groups are needed.

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