%0 Journal Article
%T Runaway Girls and Maslow¡¯s Hierarchy of Needs: A Qualitative Interpretative Meta-Synthesis
%A Marcus Crawford
%J Open Journal of Social Sciences
%P 254-270
%@ 2327-5960
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jss.2021.99019
%X R<span>unaway youth are at heightened risk
for violence, substance use, suicide, an</span>d other high risk concerns.
Qualitative studies have examined youth choices to <span>leave home, involvement living on the streets, and lived experiences as
stigm</span>a<span>tized youth; however, findings
from these various studies have never been an</span>alyzed together into a single
synthesis of information. The purpose of this article is to synthesize the
qualitative data using Qualitative Interpretative Meta-Synthesis. The
researcher completed a systematic search to locate studies focused on girls who
were or had been runaways, extracting themes from 10 <span>articles to create new overarching themes that encompassed each of the
arti</span>cles. Results showed six new overarching themes: power/control,
stigma, physical needs, safety, belonging, and acceptance. The themes of
physical needs, safet<span>y, belonging, and
acceptance are discussed using Maslow¡¯s hierarchy of n</span>eeds paradigm.
Together, the themes are constructed to discuss how helping professionals can
be better prepared to help meet the myriad needs of runaway girls by utilizing
the hierarchy of needs presented by Maslow. This research article p<span>rovides a unique insight into working with a
vulnerable population by we</span>av<span>ing together
the experiences and words of the individuals who</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">se</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> real-life na</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">rratives have shaped the discussion.
%K Runaway
%K Maslow
%K Helping Professionals
%K At-Risk Youth
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=111880