Carson Outler, Dylann F. Lowery, Lenore M. McWey, Ming Cui
{"title":"Longitudinal Dyadic Associations Between Maternal Monitoring, Household Environment and Mother–Adolescent Closeness","authors":"Carson Outler, Dylann F. Lowery, Lenore M. McWey, Ming Cui","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13267","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>There is a wealth of existing research supporting the importance of mother–adolescent closeness for short- and long-term positive outcomes. Employing the bioecological systems model and the family resilience model, the present study aimed to explore modifiable components of this critical dyad's relationship and shared environment to promote relationship closeness. Longitudinal data from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study were used to explore the associations between maternal monitoring, household environment and relationship closeness for 2795 mother–adolescent dyads via actor–partner interdependence mediation modelling. From both mothers' and youths' perspectives, higher levels of monitoring in middle childhood were positively associated with relationship closeness in adolescence. Further, partner effects were discovered such that one's own perception of monitoring was positively and significantly correlated with the other's report of closeness. Direct pathway, partial mediation, actor and partner effects were found for household environment with relational closeness and maternal monitoring. These findings point to dyadic interactions among maternal monitoring, the household environment and mother–adolescent closeness. It is recommended to consider and attend to the shared context, including the household environment, when working with mothers and youths. Findings also underscore the importance of considering dyadic accounts of the relationship and environment, rather than relying on individual reports.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 1","pages":"261-269"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145931227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lara Wulleman, Hans Grietens, Ilse Noens, Nicole Vliegen
{"title":"Be(com)ing Family: A Systematic Review of Stakeholders' Perspectives on Family in Family Foster Care","authors":"Lara Wulleman, Hans Grietens, Ilse Noens, Nicole Vliegen","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13258","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13258","url":null,"abstract":"<p>When a child enters a foster family, it weaves an intricate web that profoundly changes the relationships and bonds of all involved, making it difficult to define ‘family’ using predefined criteria. Despite the far-reaching impact on all involved, no previous study has systematically reviewed and qualitatively analysed how parents, foster carers, children of foster carers and foster care workers in kith, kinship or nonkinship care understand family. This study examines the characteristics of studies examining stakeholders' family understandings, how stakeholders define family and whom they consider family. Following PRISMA guidelines, 18 studies were included and analysed using a reflexive thematic analysis. Results show a plurality of family meanings, encompassing perceptions of family in the context of care and support, biological and legal dimensions of family, emotional and relational aspects of family and family as a site of stability and transition. These meanings also involve intricate aspects, such as the thin line between devotion and duty in kith and kinship caregiving. Who stakeholders considered family could be categorized as ‘blood relatives as ‘natural’ family members’, ‘legally bounded family membership’, ‘chosen family’, ‘differing views on who is family’ and ‘reconciling all family perspectives in the foster care system’. Implications for research, practice and policymaking are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 1","pages":"607-620"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.13258","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145931164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"‘Being Real’ and ‘Being Boundaried’: A Qualitative Study of Practitioners' Provision of Authentic Care in a Service for Young Care Leavers","authors":"Hannah Marshall, Joel Harvey, Caroline Lanskey","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13268","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13268","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study explores experiences of authentic care among practitioners and young people at The House Project, an organization supporting young people leaving care in the United Kingdom. We conducted observations, interviews and focus groups with a total of 41 practitioners and 37 young people in multiple local projects over the course of 2 years. The study offers three main findings. First, practitioners and young people place significant value on relationships of authentic care and perceive these as characterized by mutual self-disclosure, genuine emotional investment and practitioners' willingness to ‘go above and beyond’ in their work. Second, the provision of authentic care in a professional setting is subject to several challenges for practitioners: managing the heightened emotional impact of caring authentically for young people, maintaining balance and boundaries between work and home lives and navigating career transitions. Third, practitioners responded to these challenges through what we call ‘flexible boundary setting’ and by cultivating networks of support. Further research is needed to determine how to best support staff in the provision of authentic care.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 1","pages":"237-246"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.13268","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145915886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kai Lin, Vincent Shing Cheng, Jessica C. M. Li, Cindy Xinshan Jia, Xin Jiang, Budeba Petro Mlyakado
{"title":"Online Sexual Exploitation Among Adolescents in Tanzania: Exploring the Stigmas of Victimization and Help-Seeking","authors":"Kai Lin, Vincent Shing Cheng, Jessica C. M. Li, Cindy Xinshan Jia, Xin Jiang, Budeba Petro Mlyakado","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13266","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Drawing upon a sample of adolescents from Tanzania (<i>N</i> = 955), the current study investigates the complex interplay of factors influencing stigmas associated with online sexual exploitation (OSE) victimization and help-seeking behaviours. Employing path analysis, the study revealed that although the stigmas of OSE victimization and the stigmas of OSE help-seeking are influenced by shared factors such as gender and self-efficacy, the sizes and directions of the effects are different. In addition, older adolescents reported greater stigmas of OSE victimization, whereas those from urban areas and those who had experienced sextortion reported greater stigmas of help-seeking. These findings underscore the need for targeted policy and practice interventions aimed at mitigating stigmas surrounding OSE among subpopulations with different demographic, socio-economic and psychological characteristics. Such efforts are crucial for bolstering prevention and intervention strategies to combat OSE-related stigmas effectively.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 1","pages":"225-236"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145931102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of Child Care Institutions in India: Perspectives from Children Who Have Transitioned From Institutions","authors":"Evergreat Wanglar","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13264","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study focused on assessing the former residents' perspectives of the quality of care provided in child care institution in India, particularly those rehabilitated from the facilities in the Manipur region. With a large share of the world's children population, India takes up the responsibility of bringing care to millions of children who are orphaned or destitute. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act sets standards for protection of the welfare of children in institutional care; however, concerns of poor care quality as well as abuse and trafficking continue to be raised. The methodology applied in this study uses a qualitative technique with a fundamental interpretative design to explore the lived experiences of children who have exited these institutions. Findings from the study illuminate large discrepancies between children's need for independence and their ability to thrive independently after care, including insufficient post care preparation, inconsistent levels of emotional support, and meagre educational and skill building opportunities. These findings contrast previous studies that tend to focus on pervasive structural and regulatory shortcomings in child care institutions, while neglecting to consider the relational lived experiences of children in the aftermath of institutional care. This study stresses the need for a thorough nurturing approach to care that not only supplies children with the practical essentials to live independently but additionally handles their emotional needs. As such, this study provides important recommendations for governments, child welfare practitioners and organizations that wish to improve the institutional care and the long-term trajectories of children leaving care.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 1","pages":"214-224"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145930937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qiushi Zhou, Mengtong Chen, Jiachen Liang, Qiqi Chen, Hongduo Li
{"title":"Parent–Child Online Interaction and the Well-Being of Children in Rural China: The Effects of Family Social Capital and Parental Migration","authors":"Qiushi Zhou, Mengtong Chen, Jiachen Liang, Qiqi Chen, Hongduo Li","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13262","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13262","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Existing empirical evidence supports the close relationships between parent–child interactions and child well-being outcomes. Internet and mobile phone–mediated communication has facilitated interaction between children and their family members, which can be related to increased family social capital for the welfare of children. The objectives of the present study were to examine the associations between parental–child online interactions, family social capital and child well-being in rural China and to investigate the moderating role of parental migration in these associations. A sample of 1384 secondary school students (47.6% girls, mean age = 14.14 years) participated in the survey and answered questions about their interaction with parents, family structure and relationships and well-being. A series of regression analyses showed that parent–child online interactions were positively associated with child well-being by increasing children's family social capital at three parental migration patterns. Furthermore, there is no significant difference in the moderating mediating effect between non–left-behind children and children whose one parent migrated. The findings provide evidence for the potential beneficial effects of parent–child online interactions on child well-being and have implications for policies and practices that support the use of the Internet and mobile devices among children living in disadvantaged situations.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 1","pages":"189-200"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.13262","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145930938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is There an Unrecognized Potential Pool of Foster Carers?","authors":"Judith Lind, Cecilia Lindgren, Johanna Sköld","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13261","url":null,"abstract":"<p>There is a shortage of foster carers in many countries, which means that, in addition to retaining active foster carers, social services must strive to recruit new ones. This study examines how great the interest in becoming foster carers is amongst the general public and what characterizes people who express such an interest. Data were collected through a survey responded to by 2106 members of the Swedish citizen panel, aged 25–64, and recruited on a probability basis. Due to its hesitant approach to placing many children in the same foster home, Sweden is perhaps even more dependent than other countries on the recruitment of new foster carers and therefore serves as an interesting example. The analysis focuses on the small group of respondents, who say that they are likely to apply to become foster carers in the future, the reasons for why they have not done so already and on the factors that might further increase their inclination to become foster carers. Conceptualizing fostering as a hybrid between work, family life and voluntary services, we discuss the implications of the fact that 50% of these respondents express an interest in fostering as an alternative to employment and the fact that almost as many rated a lasting relationship with the child as important for their inclination to foster.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 1","pages":"201-213"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.13261","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145930939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From Participation to Presence—What Young People Have to Say About Family Group Conferences","authors":"Netanya Mischel, Orna Shemer","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13265","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13265","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Family Group Conferences (FGCs) is a model for promoting child welfare created to help families in managing concerns related to at-risk children, while respecting cultural contexts, and does so by integrally involving them and their families in solution creation and implementation. This study examines the experiences of 18 at-risk youths in Israel's FGC pilot programme and is part of a larger scale study of the Israeli FGC pilot programme. Thematic analysis identified six key themes related to the perceived success of the conference. The first three—receiving pre-conference information, FGC structure and setting, and perceived support, underscore the importance of implementing the FGC model effectively. The remaining three themes—participants' and their families' characteristics, perceived consequences of participation, and family dynamics, focus on the young people involved. This study emphasizes the importance of both participation and presence among young people, and their equal significance in fostering the undertaking of active roles in FGC. This study found that execution matters, as does calibrating the FGC to the unique characteristics of the at-risk young people and their family in order to promote their participation and presence. This research uniquely amplifies young peoples' voices in FGC in Israel and underscores the necessity of considering both participation and presence in programme design for at-risk youth.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 1","pages":"178-188"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145931010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Pilot Study of the Usefulness of a Strength-Based, Systemic and Trauma-Informed Training Programme for Early Help Practitioners","authors":"Marc van Roosmalen, Molly Parrish, Eve Panton","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13255","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13255","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>There is limited evidence for strength-based early help (EH) frameworks within the UK, despite multiple government funded reviews highlighting the need for them. Van Roosmalen developed a practice framework grounded in systemic, trauma-informed and resilience principles, which comprises of three dimensions: resilient families, resilient practitioners and resilient multiagency systems. Nineteen EH practitioners were interviewed in focus groups about their perception of how the training programme affected their practice with families. Thematic analysis of focus group transcriptions established that it produced improvements in all three dimensions. Overarching themes highlighted a shift in understanding the relational and interactional nature of difficulties within families. The participants identified the training to have a positive effect on their resilience and ability to manage the service pressures when working with families with complex needs. Finally, participants reported the need for the wider professional network to be familiar with the practice framework for an effective and resilient system, the third dimension of the model. This study provides new evidence to support a strengths-based model of EH training and practice.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 1","pages":"166-177"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145931053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Giulia Lopez, Francesco Sichel, Viola Sallay, Raffaella Iafrate
{"title":"From Thought to Action: The Decision-Making Process of Foster Parents","authors":"Giulia Lopez, Francesco Sichel, Viola Sallay, Raffaella Iafrate","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13259","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13259","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Although foster care represents an essential practice for helping children and families in difficult situations, nowadays, in Italy, the number of people open to engaging in this kind of care is limited compared to the real need, and agencies have difficulties recruiting new foster parents. The present qualitative study is aimed at identifying the process that leads families to become foster parents and investigating how this decision has been put into practice, with the aim of improving practices in the foster care system. A constructivist grounded theory approach was used to study the experiences of foster parent dyads in Northern Italy. The basic social process of ‘acting generatively’ was identified. This represented the inner need to act experienced by the people who approach foster care and who are guided by the desire to go beyond the self, to serve others and to take care of future generations. Six axial codes representing the six main phases in this process, characterized from a sociorelational point of view, were identified: values awareness, generative ideation, generative agreement, evaluation, generative intention and generative action. This article describes a foster decision-making model that may help social workers in recruiting foster families.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 1","pages":"153-165"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.13259","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145931044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}