Factors Influencing Run Away Impulse in Early Adolescents

Seung-Hee Ryu; Kyung-Sook Park; Min-Sook Seo

doi:10.12799/jkachn.2012.23.1.1

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Factors Influencing Run Away Impulse in Early Adolescents: Seung-Hee Ryu, Kyung-Sook Park, Min-Sook Seo; Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2012;23(1):1-12.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2012.23.1.1
Published online: March 31, 2012

¹Ph.D., Candidate, Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.

²Professor, Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.

³Doctoral Student, Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.

• Received: September 1, 2011 • Revised: February 15, 2012 • Accepted: February 29, 2012

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Abstract

Abstract

Purpose
This study carried out a preliminary analysis of available literature and used the ecological approach to define a research hypothesis with focus on individual, family, and school variables related to early adolescents' urge to run away. This study also aimed to examine the influence of each of these variables in order to build a forecast model showing which variables have more influential on early adolescents' urge to run away.
Methods
Materials were collected from 433 male and female fifth- and sixth-grade students at two schools in Gyeonggi Province. Analysis was carried out using SPSS/WIN 18.0. Frequency analysis, χ²-test, t-test, correlation analysis and logistic regression analysis were conducted.
Results
The results indicate that personal factors related to runaway impulse are gender and previous runaway attempts, family-related factor family functionality, and school-related factor the area of stress from study.
Conclusion
Based on the study results as above, individual, family, and school interventions need to be developed.
Key Words: Adolescents; Runaway; Logistic regression

Figure 1

Theoretical framework.

Table 1

Chi-square Testing based on Individual-related Factors (N=433)

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Chi-square Testing based on Family-related Factors (N=433)

Table 3

Chi-square Testing based on School-related Factors (N=433)

Table 4

Relationships among the Study Variables (N=433)

Table 5

Factors Influencing Runway Impulse (N=433)

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