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{"title":"Child-Rearing Involvement and Parental Emotional Exhaustion: The Moderating Role of Supportive Relationships for Mothers and Fathers in Italian Dual-Earner Families","authors":"Caterina Balenzano,&nbsp;Cataldo Giuliano Gemmano,&nbsp;Amelia Manuti","doi":"10.1111/cfs.70052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70052","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The study aims to shed light on the role of social support in sustaining parental well-being while managing the demands of child-rearing and work responsibilities. Specifically, it investigates the moderating roles of both general social support and specific sources of support (i.e., educational services, recreational services and extended families) in the relationship between parental child-rearing involvement and emotional exhaustion of mothers and fathers in dual-earner families. Managing parental roles could be perceived as a burden if not sufficiently supported by additional resources. Evidence of that is found especially for dual-earner families in familistic societies, like in Southern Italy where the study was conducted. One hundred twenty-six Italian dual-earner parenting couples completed measures assessing involvement in some parental child-rearing engagements; perceived social support; parenting support given by extended families, educational services and recreational services; emotional exhaustion. Mothers reported higher levels of both child-rearing involvement and emotional exhaustion compared with fathers. However, the relationship between parental child-rearing involvement and emotional exhaustion was significantly moderated by both general social support and extended family support, irrespective of the parent's gender. The support provided by educational services did not moderate such a relationship, but it had a significant direct effect on parental emotional exhaustion. Within a familistic society, parental child-rearing involvement increases the risk of parental emotional exhaustion only when working parents cannot rely on supportive relationships. Findings underline the importance of supporting working parents in managing child-rearing tasks and planning support programmes for those parents at risk of burnout.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 3","pages":"1341-1353"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.70052","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389147","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":"A Review of Laws Governing Marital Separation in India: (In)visible Children?","authors":"Bhavya Jain,&nbsp;Nidhin K P","doi":"10.1111/cfs.70065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70065","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Children whose parents undergo separation often experience significant emotional, social and legal consequences, yet their perspectives and well-being are frequently sidelined in law and policy. In India, marriage and divorce are regulated through diverse religious personal laws as well as a secular legislation. This article critically reviews the treatment of children within India's divorce laws, focusing on how they conceptualize children's rights, welfare and participation. Using qualitative document analysis and a thematic approach informed by the new sociology of childhood, the study examines the laws governing marital separation in India. The analysis shows that while these laws consistently invoke the principle of the child's welfare and provide some child-friendly procedures, they largely reduce children's legal presence to questions of custody, legitimacy and property. Children born within marriage are privileged over others, and children's voices in custody decisions remain limited and discretionary. The findings suggest that Indian divorce laws reflect a paternalistic view of children, positioning them as dependents rather than as rights-bearing individuals. By highlighting these gaps, the article contributes to broader debates on children's rights in the context of parental separation and underscores the need for reforms that recognize children as active participants in legal processes affecting their lives.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 3","pages":"1475-1484"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389136","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 Scoping Review of Public Health Approaches to Child Maltreatment Prevention With Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families in Australia","authors":"Elina McGuire,&nbsp;Steven Roche","doi":"10.1111/cfs.70053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70053","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are grossly overrepresented in statutory child protection systems across all Australian States and Territories, with the continuing impact of colonisation and cycles of intergenerational trauma weighing heavily on many Aboriginal families. To address this entrenched crisis, public health approaches to child maltreatment prevention have become increasingly prominent, prioritising universal support for families, targeting vulnerable at-risk population groups and utilising statutory intervention when abuse or maltreatment occurs. However, understandings of public health approaches to child maltreatment prevention as they impact Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are limited. This scoping review identified 13 peer-reviewed studies finding evidence for the role and benefits of ‘secondary’ approaches typically involving culturally relevant early intervention programmes. Programme objectives included improving the well-being of Aboriginal people through improving pregnancy outcomes and child health, preventing or reducing the incidence of child abuse and neglect and promoting positive, nurturing parent–child relationships. Several studies identified a direct reduction of statutory child protection involvement and rates of OOHC, increases in reporting of child abuse and youth sexual violence and abuse and a decrease in dysfunctional parenting styles. Autonomy, Aboriginal governance and self-determination for Aboriginal people are central to culturally competent and effective early intervention programmes.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 3","pages":"1317-1330"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.70053","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389278","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":"Parent's Perceptions of the Family Impacts of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Themselves and Siblings of Children With Developmental Disabilities: ‘No Time to Breathe’","authors":"Helen Bourke-Taylor,&nbsp;Monica Leo,&nbsp;Loredana Tirlea,&nbsp;Ayla Baydan,&nbsp;Ted Brown,&nbsp;Luke Robinson,&nbsp;Tim Moore","doi":"10.1111/cfs.70064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70064","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Family members may be impacted by complex care requirements around childhood disability, although little research provides guidance on the changing needs of families under unexpected circumstances. This study investigated parents' experiences and reports of the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns in Australia on family members in families raising a child with a disability and at least one other child. This study focused on parents' perspectives of their own, their child without disability and overall family experiences. This mixed-methods study included measures of the impact on siblings, parent distress and four open-ended questions about family impacts, from parents' perspectives. Thematic analysis guided qualitative data analysis. Eighty parents/carers participated. Parents/caregivers reported high distress and that siblings increased their participation in direct caregiving and household tasks but received minimal educational support. Findings revealed challenging impacts on all family members, changes to relationships within the family and impacts on family functioning. Overall, COVID-19 lockdowns impacted family ecology and well-being for parents and siblings. This study recommends that families raising children with disabilities and other children need more support and individualized accommodations for each family member, especially siblings, when the family is impacted by extreme service disruption and multi-system changes as occurred over the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 3","pages":"1521-1535"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.70064","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389099","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":"Investigating the Relationship Between Self-Compassion and Parenting Stress in Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder","authors":"Sara Ghanbari,&nbsp;Malek Fereidooni-Moghadam,&nbsp;Mohammad Akbari Kaji,&nbsp;Mansour Sokhandani,&nbsp;Saeed Hamidizadeh,&nbsp;Zahra Jamshidi","doi":"10.1111/cfs.70070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70070","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Having a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental disorder, poses numerous challenges for parents. These parents experience high levels of parenting stress, resulting in a diminished quality of life. This study aimed to examine the relationship between self-compassion and parenting stress among parents of children with ASD. This descriptive-analytical study was carried out in 2022–2023. The study included 112 parents of children with ASD who sought assistance from autism centres in Isfahan, Iran, and were selected via convenience sampling method. Data collection involved a three-part tool: a demographic information questionnaire, the self-compassion questionnaire (SCS) and the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF). The results revealed that the majority (60.7%) of parents of children with autism had low self-compassion levels. Additionally, more than 88% of participants had moderate to high levels of parenting stress. Pearson's correlation coefficient indicated that as self-compassion increased among parents of children with autism, parenting stress levels decreased (<i>r</i> = −0.788, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.001). The study demonstrated a significant and negative relationship between self-compassion and parenting stress among parents of children with ASD. Therefore, it is recommended that care plans for this group of parents prioritize the promotion of self-compassion as an effective coping strategy against stress.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 3","pages":"1513-1520"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389100","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":"Technical, Cultural and Religious: Risks for Children in Minority Religious Communities as Seen in the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Community During COVID-19","authors":"Netanel Gemara","doi":"10.1111/cfs.70050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70050","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Child development research predominantly focuses on Western secular contexts and does not adequately consider non-Western religious contexts. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected children worldwide in various dimensions, with children from minority populations being disproportionately impacted. This qualitative study examines the risks and protective factors for Jewish Ultra-Orthodox children during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of social workers. This community has unique characteristics, including devout religious adherence, segregation from the secular community, close-knit communities, large families and poverty. Fifteen social workers were interviewed about their perceptions of risks and child protection issues pertaining to Ultra-Orthodox children during the pandemic. The analysis revealed four themes: risks related to lockdown, including overcrowding, family stress and domestic violence; religious risks, including school closures and technology use; community risks due to social distancing, which disrupted essential community support systems; and service delivery challenges, including the digital divide and privacy issues that hindered social work interventions. From the analysis, a model emerged that categorizes risks into technical risks arising from situational conditions, such as overcrowding; cultural risks stemming from community-specific manifestations of universal needs, such as collective versus individual support; and religious risks, including issues governed by religious rules, such as technology restrictions. The study concludes that effective child protection in religious minority communities requires interventions tailored to the type of risk, namely, addressing practical needs related to technical risks, culturally appropriate community-based solutions for cultural risks and collaborating with religious leaders to address religious risks. The findings emphasize the critical importance of cultural competence and context-specific approaches in interventions with minority religious communities in crisis situations.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 3","pages":"1331-1340"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.70050","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389125","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":"Expectations and Concerns of Adoptive Families of Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder","authors":"Dídac Gómez-Santabrígida,&nbsp;Carme Montserrat,&nbsp;Marta Garcia-Molsosa,&nbsp;Gala Lima-López","doi":"10.1111/cfs.70059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70059","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is considered a condition that persists throughout life in people who have been exposed to alcohol during the gestation period. During the different stages of their lives, individuals with FASD face different challenges and adversities that—without the right resources and strategies—can contribute to having a negative impact on them and their families. The aim of the current study is to gather the experiences and perspectives of adoptive parents in the process of raising their children and helping them adapt. An ad hoc questionnaire was used with a sample of 101 parents from Spain who had adopted a child with FASD. The current age of their offspring ranged from 8 to 37 years (<i>M</i> = 19.67). The results show that the adoptive parents were not informed about the disorder or the possibility their children could have it, whereas in the parents' view, an early diagnosis could be key. The current age is also a crucial factor, with differences observed between children, young adults and adults. Parents' assessments tend to be more positive when their children are still under the age of 18. The parents expressed concern regarding the children's emotional well-being and the use of time and friendships and pessimism with regard to future expectations. They also displayed a high satisfaction with associations specializing in the disorder. The practical implications are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 3","pages":"1500-1512"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.70059","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389085","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":"Placing Children in Residential Care: A Scoping Review of Decision-Making and Matching Criteria","authors":"Chiara Monti","doi":"10.1111/cfs.70054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70054","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Placement decisions in residential care (RC) represent one of the most challenging aspects of child protection services. While often framed as a last-resort solution, RC aims to serve children whose needs are not met through family-based interventions and is used differently across countries. This scoping review explores: (I) the factors influencing social workers' decisions to place children in RC and (II) the criteria considered to determine the most appropriate facility. A systematic search across seven databases yielded 10 relevant studies—seven focused on the first question and three on the second—analysed through thematic analysis and presented using the Decision-Making Ecology framework. Findings highlight the centrality of the child's age and clinical characteristics, with national differences, and confirm the discretionary nature of the decision-making process, shaped by professionals' prior experience, emotions and social support. Matching processes often rely on informal knowledge rather than structured, up-to-date assessments of RC units. Recurrent issues include cost considerations and limited information on residential facilities, while children's involvement is not always considered. The review identifies key CPS practices to guide the placement and matching process and calls for stronger inter-professional collaboration and investment in applied research to support more coherent, child-centred decision-making.</p>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 3","pages":"1366-1379"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cfs.70054","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389090","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":"Theory-Driven Factors Related to the Decision to Become a Foster Caregiver Among Portuguese Adults","authors":"Sofia Ferreira,&nbsp;Eunice Magalhães,&nbsp;João Graça","doi":"10.1111/cfs.70044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70044","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The persistent shortage of foster families remains a global concern. To support recruitment efforts, it is important to understand which factors are associated with different types of engagement with foster care among community samples. This study examined how several theory-informed psychological and contextual variables (e.g., self-efficacy, motivations, time availability and planning) were associated with awareness, willingness and intention to foster children in need. A community sample of 462 Portuguese adults (aged 25–70, <i>M</i>_age = 39.6, SD = 10.9; 73% women) participated in the study. Regression analyses showed that awareness was positively associated with contact with the child protection system, perceived parental competence and gender. Willingness to foster was associated with greater awareness, stronger child-centred reasons, greater perceived time availability, greater self-efficacy and more developed action planning, and was negatively associated with contact with the system. Intention to foster was most strongly associated with willingness and showed unique positive associations with action planning and self-centred reasons. These findings provide theoretically grounded evidence to inform outreach strategies and social work interventions aimed at encouraging and supporting potential foster families among the general public.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 3","pages":"1354-1365"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389151","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":"The Implications of Wartime Evacuation for Israeli Families With Young Children: A Social Worker's Perspective","authors":"Einav Segev,&nbsp;Yael Hochman,&nbsp;Merav Jedwab,&nbsp;Muriel Balkanyi-Nehora","doi":"10.1111/cfs.13317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13317","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The current study examines the perceptions of Israeli social workers during the Israel–Hamas war regarding evacuated families with young children, the interventions they implemented and their experiences of working with these families within a shared traumatic reality. The study adds to the limited literature on the wartime implications and interventions for families with young children during prolonged evacuation. Eleven social workers were interviewed during the families' return to their homes after 9 months of displacement. Four small group interviews and two in-depth interviews were conducted with social workers. The findings indicated that from the social workers' perspective, the boundaries within the evacuated families and the families' external boundaries became blurred and that boundaries were a central focus of the interventions. This was accompanied by a blurring of boundaries between the personal and professional spheres for the social workers, who were experiencing the shared traumatic reality. The implications emphasize the destabilizing of boundaries within families with young children during evacuation, the professional interventions that should be prioritized in such situations and the need for emotional and professional support for social workers who assist these families while grappling with similar experiences.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10025,"journal":{"name":"Child & Family Social Work","volume":"31 2","pages":"759-769"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147715171","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}