The functional patterns of adolescent mothers leaving foster care: Results from a cluster analysis

Few studies have explored the outcomes of adolescent mothers leaving foster care, especially using person‐oriented methods. The current study employed a cluster analysis to identify unique patterns of functioning among adolescent mothers aged 19 (n = 777). Data from the National Youth in Transition Database and the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System were utilized. Findings revealed five subpopulations characterized by distinct constellations of outcomes at age 19. The largest group (43%) exhibited competent functioning across all the domains studied—its members were connected to school and/or employment and did not experience homelessness, substance abuse referrals, or incarceration during the past 2 years (i.e., “resilient”). A relatively small group (12%) exhibited challenges across all the above‐referenced domains, whereas the remaining groups presented challenges in some domains, but not in others. Follow‐up analyses revealed that adolescent mothers classified as resilient at age 19 had the lowest rates of congregate care placements and the highest rates of nonrelative foster care placements at age 17. Moreover, they had lower placement instability and higher rates of extended foster care as compared with members of the other clusters. Implications for practice, policy, and research are discussed.     

Responding to Adolescent Violence in the Home – A Community Mental Health Approach

Family violence perpetrated by adults is increasingly understood as a health issue, and we argue that this pertains even more strongly to violence by adolescents. The co-dependence of the parent–child bond, lack of maturity in the adolescent, and often related issues of disability or mental illness make these young people both complex and also vulnerable. This research paper reviews the current literature relating to adolescent violence in the home, identifies known best practice, and evaluates the importance of taking a family-focused, therapeutic approach to adolescent family violence, in place of a punitive one. It describes the use of a co-design workshop to unpack gaps in service provision and develop a potential family focused model of care to address the needs both of young people who use violence, and their families. The findings indicate that an inclusive family approach is a key element in addressing adolescent violence in the home across a spectrum of behaviours and mental health care needs. The use of a coordinated, family-inclusive response through mental health care services is recommended to address the complexity of this issue, as well as to provide support both to adolescents and to their families and carers.     

审美趣味代际传承与日常生活美育体系建构

审美趣味代际传承是青少年趣味养成的重要路径,日常生活美育则是现代美育的重要内容。随着美学中日常生活审美化的转向,以及社会文化消费化的转型,传统的审美趣味代际传承之间产生了较大的裂缝。青少年日常生活美育存在诸多问题,成人美育又长期被忽视,给当下美育体系的构建提出了不小的挑战。我们需要在日常生活中寻求审美趣味代际传承的有效模式和途径,以丰富社会美育内容,优化生活美育模式,扩展全民美育范围,发掘艺术美育功能,努力实现代际之间审美文化的有效沟通,提升各自的审美趣味。     

青少年运动损伤的现状、分析及预防策略研究

国家近年来积极宣传和倡导全民健身,多种多样的健身项目和形式吸引了广大的体育爱好者,越来越多的青少年也广泛参与。但运动损伤的案例也不断增加,导致运动损伤的原因有很多,包括思想不重视,没做好充分的准备活动,运动技术不规范等。在体育课或业余锻炼中,培养青少年预防运动损伤的意识,增强其预防运动损伤的能力,对防止运动损伤的发生以及提高运动水平都具有良好的作用。     

湘西观音信仰与沈从文乡土小说

沈从文在其小说中,塑造了一群善良美丽的湘西少女形象,其原型竟是在中国民间普受崇拜的观音.通过研究和实地调查发现,沈从文家乡湘西地区长期以来盛行着富有地域文化特征的观音信仰.这一信仰对沈从文的美学趣味、思想情怀和人文理想有着潜移默化的深刻影响,并影响到其小说艺术处理.与此同时,作家对观音信仰的理性认知态度,对湘西少女命运那悖离了"大团圆"审美心理文化的真实描写和处置,体现了他对民间观音信仰的超越.     

我国青少年犯罪原因及防范对策

随着国家社会治安综合治理力度的加强,青少年犯罪在全部刑事案件中所占的比例有所下降,但绝对数上升,并呈现低龄化、暴力化等一系列新特点,我们必须深入剖析影响青少年犯罪的主客观原因,通过学校、家庭、社会及青少年自身的努力,齐心协力,切实有效地加以预防和根治.     

“融和型”社区青少年社会工作服务模式探究

社区青少年社会工作服务体现了多元优势融合、和谐发展的特征.本人在对上海社区青少年服务目标、服务原则、服务内容、服务方法和策略经验研究的基础上提出"融和型"社区青少年社会工作服务模式的概念."融和型"社区青少年社会工作服务模式的形成,反映了中国社会工作实践的本土性特点.     

Fathering With Multiple Partners: Links to Children's Well‐Being in Early Childhood

The claim that multiple partner fertility may pose a risk of adverse outcomes for children has not been tested. We test this argument using a sample of 4,027 resident fathers and children from the Fragile Families and Child Well‐being Survey by examining the pathways through which fathers' multipartnered fertility is associated with children's externalizing behaviors and physical health status at 36 months. Path analyses indicate that multiple partner fertility exerted both a significant direct and indirect effect through paternal depression to influence children's externalizing behaviors. Fathers' multiple partner fertility also exerted a significant indirect effect through one mediator—father involvement—to influence children's physical health. This evidence suggests that the disruptions brought about by multipartnered fertility are important for understanding child well‐being.