Searching for connection: a new look at teenaged runaways.
Searching for connection: a new look at teenaged runaways.
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寻找联系：青少年离家出走的新视角。
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1998
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Laurie Schaffner
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作者：
Laurie Schaffner
本文介绍了对新英格兰农村收容所26名离家出走者进行定性研究的结果。逃跑行为是从青少年自己的角度来看待的。调查结果挑战了流行的观念，即离家出走者是无可救药的犯罪分子，他们想要离开家，这个决定是冲动的，他们希望永远不会回来。相反，许多青少年离家出走是为了从他们认为的虐待中寻求自由，无论是身体上的，性的还是情感上的。逃跑被认为是“最后的手段”——青少年的陈述提供了证据，表明他们在做出逃跑的决定时很挣扎。离家出走也不一定是与家人不可挽回的决裂；许多年轻人表达了和解的愿望。因此，逃跑对青少年来说是一种动态的情感体验，这反映了他们与家庭、同龄人以及教育、法律和医疗系统中成年人的社会联系的变化。
This paper presents the results of a qualitative study of 26 runaways in a rural New England shelter. Runaway behavior was viewed from the perspective of the teenagers themselves. The findings challenge popular notions that run-aways are incorrigible delinquents who want to leave home, that the decision is impulsive, and that they hope never to return. Rather, many of the teenaged runaways left home in search of freedom from what they considered abusive treatment, whether physical, sexual, or emotional. Running away was found to be "last resort" behavior-teenagers' accounts yielded evidence that they struggled with the decision to run away. Nor was running away necessarily an irreparable break with family; many youths expressed the desire for reconciliation. Thus, running away was revealed to be a dynamic emotional experience for youths, which reflected changes in their social bonds with family, peers, and adults in the educational, legal, and medical systems.