The prevalence of placement breakdown in foster care: A meta-analysis

IF 1.7 2区社会学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES

Children and Youth Services Review Pub Date : 2025-02-24 DOI:10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108203

Ellen M.A. Eltink , Annemieke Waaijenberg , Mitchel Broers , Marinda van Anrooij , Floor B. van Rooij , Geert Jan J.M. Stams , Mark Assink

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Abstract

Placement stability in foster care is of utmost importance for the development of foster children. However, foster children may experience placement breakdown. This meta-analysis estimates prevalences of placement breakdown in different types of foster care. A total of 47 studies that sampled 80.564 foster children were included. The overall prevalence of placement breakdown was estimated to be 26.26 %. Breakdown was more common in adolescents (34.23 %) than in younger children (16.26 %). The prevalence rate did not differ between general and therapeutic foster care and no evidence was found for prevalence differences across sex and ethnicity. Last, the prevalence rate of foster care breakdown was significantly higher in studies with longer assessment periods, in studies with retrospective study designs, and in studies based on file records compared to studies based on foster parents as informants. Given the substantial risks for adverse developmental outcomes following placement breakdown, it is discussed that future research investigating antecedents of breakdown is warranted.

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寄养家庭安置问题的普遍性：一项荟萃分析

寄养安置的稳定性对寄养儿童的发展至关重要。然而，寄养儿童可能会经历安置崩溃。本荟萃分析估计了不同类型寄养中安置崩溃的患病率。共纳入47项研究，共抽样80.564名寄养儿童。据估计，安置失败的总体发生率为26.26%。青少年（34.23%）比低龄儿童（16.26%）更常见。普通寄养和治疗性寄养的患病率没有差异，也没有证据表明性别和种族之间存在患病率差异。最后，在评估期较长的研究中，在回顾性研究设计的研究中，以及在基于档案记录的研究中，寄养崩溃的患病率明显高于以养父母为信息提供者的研究。鉴于安置崩溃后不良发展结果的重大风险，讨论了未来研究调查破坏的先决条件是有必要的。

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期刊介绍： Children and Youth Services Review is an interdisciplinary forum for critical scholarship regarding service programs for children and youth. The journal will publish full-length articles, current research and policy notes, and book reviews.