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Miller, A. Therese; And Others – Adolescence, 1990
Examined Orten and Soll's typology and Homer's conceptualization of runaways as "running from" or "running to" something; expanded context to include interactions with family and professionals. Used case study and survey of nine adolescent runaways from residential setting to explore hypotheses. Found majority ran away from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Conflict, Family Problems
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Squires, Tim; Busuttil, Anthony – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1995
This paper considers 168 child fatalities due to house fires in Scotland. It concludes that the fires were largely a direct result of adult activities, including behavior patterns involving alcohol and inadequate child supervision. (DB)
Descriptors: Accidents, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Patterns, Child Neglect
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Palmer, Stuart – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1980
In England and Wales, females are more prone to commit suicide than homicide. Homicidal offenders are more likely to victimize members of their own families and decidedly more prone to kill themselves. These tendencies are tentatively related to the possible development of a subculture of self-directed violence. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Criminals, Cross Cultural Studies, Family Problems
Kurtz, Linda – 1994
Since the early 1980s researchers have increasingly turned to family systems theory and stress and coping theory to conceptualize the relationship between parental adjustment and children's adaptive process. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of maternal coping strategies upon the adaptive processes of children. That is, how…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Behavior, Child Development, Coping