Foster home integration as a temporal indicator of relational well-being |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Social Work, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, MN, United States;2. School of Social Work, Portland State University, Portland, OR, United States;3. School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences, Oregon State University – Cascades, Bend, OR, United States;4. Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, OR, United States;1. University of California, San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, United States;2. Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Division of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychiatry, United States;3. Rhode Island Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, United States;4. Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, United States;5. Northeastern University, Department of Applied Psychology, United States;6. Roger Williams University, Department of Psychology, United States;1. School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, 1545 Lilac Lane, Lawrence, KS 66045, United States;2. School of Social Work, Colorado State University, United States;1. Forensic Child and Youth Care Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 127, 1018, WS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;2. Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 1, 3584, CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands;1. Samford University, Department of Psychology, 800, Lakeshore, Dr. Birmingham, AL 35229, USA;2. Texas Christian University, Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development, TCU Box 298921, Fort Worth, TX 76129, USA |
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| Abstract: | This study sought to identify factors that contribute to the relational well-being of youth in substitute care. Using data from the Supporting Siblings in Foster Care (SIBS-FC) study, youth responded to a 9-item measure of positive home integration, a scale designed to assess the relational experiences of youth to their caregivers and their integration into the foster home. Data were collected from youth in six month intervals, for an 18-month period of time. Latent growth curve modeling procedures were employed to determine if child, family, and case characteristics influenced youth's home integration trajectories. Results suggest stability in youth reports of home integration over time; however, children who were older at the time of study enrollment and youth who experienced placement changes during the period of observation experienced decreased home integration during the 18-month period. Results suggest youth's perspectives of home integration may in part be a function of the child's developmental stage and their experiences with foster care placement instability. Implications for practice and future research are discussed. |
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