Rural Kinship Caregivers' Perceptions of Child Well-Being: The Use of Attribution Theory |
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| Authors: | Ramona W Denby Allison Bowmer |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Social Work , University of Nevada Las Vegas , Las Vegas , Nevada ramona.denby@unlv.edu;3. School of Social Work , University of Nevada Las Vegas , Las Vegas , Nevada |
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| Abstract: | Sixty-one rural, southwestern U.S. kinship caregivers were asked about their experiences and how those experiences influence the well-being of the 122 children in their care. They reported high levels of caregiving readiness/capacity and parenting abilities. Attribution theory, the manner in which people associate behavior, is used to interpret the findings and provide a set of practice, programming, and policy recommendations. |
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| Keywords: | child well-being attribution theory rural caregivers kinship care service delivery |
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