The Research Study That Compared Homeless Adolescents with Adolescents Who

question 10

Multiple Choice

The research study that compared homeless adolescents with adolescents who were from similar neighborhoods but who had a home found that:

• A) There were major differences between groups on every variable, with homeless adolescents showing consistently more psychopathology than housed adolescents
• B) There were major differences between groups on every variable, with housed adolescents showing consistently more psychopathology than homeless adolescents
• C) There were some differences between the two groups (e.g., homeless adolescents showed higher rates of emotional/behavior problems), but there were no differences between groups on other variables (e.g., depression or substance use disorder)
• D) There were no differences between the two groups at all

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