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{"title":"When Parental Care Fails: The Cascading Effects of Child Neglect on Adolescent Maladjustment","authors":"Xinwen Zhang,&nbsp;Ziyao Zhou","doi":"10.1111/cfs.70057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70057","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Child neglect often leaves no visible scars, yet its impact can reverberate deeply in the lives of children. Drawing on survey data from 1043 middle-school students in China (Mean age = 14.21, 51.1% male), this study investigates how neglect shapes two forms of maladjustment: school burnout and internet addiction. Results reveal that resilience acts as a crucial buffer, partially mediating the harmful effects of neglect. Notably, the relationship between neglect and school burnout is significantly moderated by left-behind status, with non-left-behind youth showing stronger vulnerability. These findings highlight resilience as a critical pathway linking neglect to adolescent maladjustment and reveal contextual heterogeneity in risk susceptibility. The study underscores the need for resilience-focused, context-sensitive interventions in both school and community settings.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 3","pages":"1405-1414"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389143","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":"Longitudinal Association Among Internet Addiction, Cyberbullying Victimization and Quality of Life Among Children: Is Parental Mediation a Protective Factor?","authors":"Ning Ding,&nbsp;Chunkai Li","doi":"10.1111/cfs.70056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70056","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study aims to examine the direct and indirect relationship between internet addiction and quality of life through the mediating role of cyberbullying victimization and the moderating role of parental mediation and gender using a two-wave longitudinal design with a 6-month interval. A total of 649 students graded 6 to 9 participated in this research, comprising 47.5% males and 52.5% females. The results showed that internet addiction negatively predicted quality of life (<i>β</i> = −0.093, <i>p</i> = 0.032), and cyberbullying victimization (<i>β</i> = −0.014, <i>p</i> = 0.033, 95%CI [−0.020, −0.001]) partly mediated this negative association. Unexpectedly, restrictive mediation may exacerbate the negative impact of internet addiction on quality of life (<i>β</i> = −0.086, <i>p</i> = 0.019). Active mediation (<i>β</i> = 0.076, <i>p</i> = 0.036) and restrictive mediation (<i>β</i> = 0.098, <i>p</i> = 0.009) could both mitigate the negative effects of cyberbullying victimization on quality of life. Finally, results showed that females are more vulnerable to poor quality of life (<i>β</i>_<i>male</i> = 0.001, <i>p</i> = 0.991; <i>β</i>_{<i>female</i>} = −0.201, <i>p</i> = 0.001) and increased levels of cyberbullying victimization (<i>β</i>_<i>male</i> = 0.036, <i>p</i> = 0.561; <i>β</i>_{<i>female</i>} = −0.231, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.001) induced by internet addiction compared to males. These results underscore the proliferating process of internet-related risks and their potentially adverse influences, elucidating the protective influence of various forms of parental mediation and delineating gender-specific differences within these relationships. Policymakers, social workers and parents can take measures to disrupt the proliferation of internet-related risks, provide gender-sensitive training interventions and focus on parental active mediation to protect children from internet addiction and cyberbullying victimization.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 3","pages":"1415-1431"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389171","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":"How Do Professionals Portray Adolescents' Resilience in Residential Care? A Qualitative Study","authors":"Micaela Pinheiro,&nbsp;Eunice Magalhães,&nbsp;Joana Baptista","doi":"10.1111/cfs.70058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70058","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Adolescents in residential care may achieve positive outcomes despite previous adverse experiences. However, literature focuses more on negative outcomes than resilience. Supportive relationships between professionals and adolescents in residential care are key to ensuring resilience in adolescents. Therefore, professionals' perspectives need to be explored. This study aimed to identify professionals' perspectives on resilience factors among adolescents in residential care. Fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with a sample of female professionals (aged 23–51 years old; <i>M</i> = 35.47, SD = 8.06) working in three Portuguese residential care facilities. Professionals outlined resilience as the ability to overcome difficult situations, highlighting the support provided in residential care (e.g., emotional and instrumental), together with personal assets and adaptive coping as protective factors. Also, collaborative approaches between services and significant figures (e.g., family, school and residential care) were reported. This study offers theoretically new insights about the resilience of adolescents in the childcare system, and practical implications are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 3","pages":"1445-1455"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.70058","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389120","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":"Childhood in Ghana: Cultural Constructions and Implications for Child Rights","authors":"Sylvester Kyei-Gyamfi","doi":"10.1111/cfs.70062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70062","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study is part of a broader national investigation into the implementation of child rights in Ghana. Using a cross-sectional, qualitative design, the study collected data through 20 focus group discussions with 254 participants (122 males and 132 females) and 100 key informant interviews with parents, comprising 50 males and 50 females. The findings reveal that culturally, in Ghana, childhood is defined more by behaviour and societal norms than by chronological age. Culturally significant rites of passage, physical maturity and demonstrated responsibility are pivotal in the transition from childhood to adulthood, reflecting deeply embedded cultural understandings. This study highlights the complexities of cultural definitions of childhood in Ghana, which often conflict with universal, age-based child rights frameworks. Effective policies should harmonize cultural norms with international standards, engaging traditional leaders, raising community awareness and strengthening child protection laws to safeguard the welfare of all children while respecting local traditions.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 3","pages":"1456-1466"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389150","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":"Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Children and Kinship Care","authors":"Meripa T. Godinet,&nbsp;Francie J. Julien-Chinn","doi":"10.1111/cfs.70068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70068","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Racial disproportionality in the child welfare system is of major concern. This is particularly evident for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) populations, who are overrepresented in foster care. To address this disparity, this study examined kinship placement stability and factors contributing to successful placements among NHPI children. The Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System 2020 dataset was used to (1) examine the impact of kinship care on placement stability (NHPI) in the foster care system and (2) identify and examine the extent to which relevant factors contribute to placement stability for NHPI children. Results showed that, when controlling for all factors in the model, kinship placements were almost 2 times more likely to have placement stability compared to other types of foster care placements for NHPI children. Additionally, having an NHPI foster parent increased the likelihood of placement stability by 1.5 times. These findings underscore the importance of culturally responsive child welfare services that resonate with cultural values and systems of the children and families in the child welfare system.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 3","pages":"1536-1543"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389170","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":"Latent Classes of Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences and Associations With Depression Among Racially/Ethnically Minoritized Adolescents","authors":"Dan Wang,&nbsp;Yan Ruth Xia,&nbsp;Maria Rosario T. de Guzman,&nbsp;Jeong-Kyun Choi,&nbsp;Gilbert R. Parra,&nbsp;James A. Bovaird","doi":"10.1111/cfs.70063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70063","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are risk factors for adolescent depression, and positive childhood experiences (PCEs) are protective factors. It remains unclear how ACEs and PCEs cluster and predict depression in racially/ethnically minoritized adolescents. Our study aims to examine the subgroups of ACEs and PCEs in the family, school and neighbourhood contexts and their effects on the depression of racially/ethnically minoritized adolescents. We used six-wave longitudinal data of 1491 racially/ethnically minoritized adolescents from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study. Data were collected at childbirth and ages 1, 3, 5, 9 and 15 years. We ran descriptive analyses to understand the prevalence of ACEs, PCEs and depression among racially/ethnically minoritized adolescents. We conducted latent class analyses with ACEs and PCE indicators and linear regression analysis using the latent classes to predict adolescent depression. Our study revealed four ACE classes (i.e., <i>Multiple Low Risks</i>, <i>Child Neglect</i>, <i>Vulnerable Parents</i> and <i>Multiple High Risks</i>) and three PCE profiles (i.e., <i>Multiple PCEs</i>, <i>Low School Connectedness</i> and <i>Low Peer Support</i>). Both ACE classes and PCE profiles predicted adolescent depression. Findings highlight understanding the subgroups of childhood experiences across contexts to address the mental health of racially/ethnically minoritized adolescents.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 3","pages":"1485-1499"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389219","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":"‘Handcuffed Parenthood’: Parents of Young At-Risk Children Who Were Removed From Their Homes in East Jerusalem","authors":"Mayis Eissa,&nbsp;Anat Zeira","doi":"10.1111/cfs.70061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70061","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Parents of children who were removed from home are generally under-researched, and there is a shortage of knowledge concerning their perceptions and experiences, particularly in complex contexts. Using a context-informed perspective and intersectionality theory, this study aims to better understand the experiences of parents regarding their children's removal from home due to maltreatment, as well as their coping strategies, particularly against the complex socio-political background of East Jerusalem. Twenty-two in-depth interviews were conducted with primary caregivers of young children who had been removed from their homes by an Israeli court order due to incidents of verified child maltreatment, using an inductive, context-sensitive design inspired by grounded theory principles to guide the research process. The analysis revealed that Palestinian parents in East Jerusalem perceive their children's removal as a profound disruption to their parental role, intensified by legal, political and geographic hurdles. The findings give voice to their difficulties in maintaining contact with their removed children, describe the tensions between conflicting legal statuses and residency rights and outline coping methods ranging from acceptance to viewing the situation as a temporary separation. To meet the needs of families from East Jerusalem whose children were removed from their home by a court order because of abuse and/or neglect, policies and practices should acknowledge the impact of the political conflict in shaping the life experiences of these families, and interventions must account for the intersection of socio-political barriers, legal status complexities and the unique vulnerabilities faced by parents in East Jerusalem.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 3","pages":"1432-1444"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.70061","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389243","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":"Service Evaluation: Increasing Transparency in Decision-Making and Acknowledging Professional's Feelings When Working With Gender Dysphoria in Children's Mental Health Services","authors":"Laura Prodger,&nbsp;Alex Zouloumis,&nbsp;Melanie Hodgkinson,&nbsp;Laura Bartlett","doi":"10.1111/cfs.70055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70055","url":null,"abstract":"<p>There is a lack of evidence-based guidelines for supporting young people with gender dysphoria and intellectual disability in the United Kingdom. The NHS is moving towards more care being provided by non-specialist gender services and it is unclear what this may feel like for professionals in these services. As part of a service evaluation, six clinicians from a multidisciplinary team offering assessment and treatment to a child with an intellectual disability also experiencing gender-related distress were interviewed on the care that they provided. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. Three main themes, with two sub-themes each, were identified—language around gender (social perception of gender and young person's understanding), untangling the problem (joint sense-making and a client-led approach) and not feeling the expert (not enough knowledge and concerns about getting it right). The paper provides an insight into how one team experienced and navigated gender-related treatment decisions during a time of uncertainty. Suggestions are made based on what professionals felt was needed to improve care for children with an intellectual disability, which remains a neglected area of gender research.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 3","pages":"1394-1404"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.70055","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389111","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":"Divorcescapes: Family Conflicts and Children's Lived Spaces","authors":"Hanne Warming,&nbsp;Sarah Alminde","doi":"10.1111/cfs.70051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70051","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article presents an analysis from a project that focuses on the entanglements that emerge between practices within the family law system and the everyday lives of children in conflictual family law cases. We position our analysis in critical childhood studies and zoom in on the social–spatial dimensions of children's everyday lives by exploring their lived spaces. We focus on what emerges as important for the children and explore how this is (not) reflected in either the family law case or the ultimate decisions. Inspired by the concept of foodscapes, we introduce a new concept, ‘divorcescapes’, to address the mundane spatial contexts of children's lives with separated parents. We also draw on Barad's agential realism and Ahmed's concepts of sticky and circulating emotions. Empirically, the research is based on 100 anonymous documents from child conversations, interviews, observations and documents from 32 family law cases. We find that the professionals and parents fail to acknowledge some of the spaces and relations that are essential to the child. Furthermore, we find that the image of what it means to be competent to participate—as well as discourses regarding divorce—results in the othering of the child together with sticky emotions of shame and powerlessness.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 3","pages":"1380-1393"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.70051","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389110","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":"Impact of Parental Divorce and Stepfamily Experience on Emerging Adult Native American Attachment","authors":"Josue Arganaraz,&nbsp;Gordon E. Limb","doi":"10.1111/cfs.70066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70066","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Stepfamilies resulting from divorce are one of the fastest-growing family structures. Children and youth from these family structures are at an increased risk of experiencing negative consequences, including attachment deficits, associated with parental divorce. This is even more pronounced with people of colour and especially Native Americans. The purpose of this study was to examine how parental divorce and stepfamily experience in childhood impacted Native Americans' avoidant and anxious attachment during emerging adulthood. Data from the Stepfamily Experiences Project (STEP), a retrospective survey, were used for this study. Participants consisted of 340 Native American emerging adults ages 18–30. Regression analysis revealed a significant association between the experience of parental divorce, stepfamily conditions, and adult attachment outcomes. Data indicated that adverse experiences related to parental divorce and stepfamily environments were correlated with the prevalence of insecure and anxious attachment styles. Results suggest that interventions that strengthen Native American child–parent relationships should be promoted, and findings demonstrate the need for further research that explores Native American stepfamily attachment and relationship issues.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 3","pages":"1467-1474"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389176","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}