Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Runaway Behavior

A behavioral response manifested by leaving home in order to escape from threatening situations. Children or adolescents leaving home without permission is usually implied.

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Abstract

A behavioral response manifested by leaving home in order to escape from threatening situations. Children or adolescents leaving home without permission is usually implied.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Behavior, Runaway

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control, psychology, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

98; see RUNAWAY REACTION 1969-97

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Previous Indexing

  • Child Behavior Disorders (1966-1968)

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  1. I01w.880w.735w.779w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Runaway Behavior. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012419. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012419
  2. Runaway Behavior. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway_(dependent)
  3. Runaway Behavior. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1056267