International Journal of Social Welfare最新文献

A systematic integrative review of international policies for women experiencing homelessness

IF 1.2 3区社会学

International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-13 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70005

Alba Galán-Sanantonio, Mercedes Botija, Ángela Carbonell

{"title":"A systematic integrative review of international policies for women experiencing homelessness","authors":"Alba Galán-Sanantonio, Mercedes Botija, Ángela Carbonell","doi":"10.1111/ijsw.70005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.70005","url":null,"abstract":"This systematic review evaluates policies, programmes and strategies from the literature targeting homeless or at-risk women, severely affected by gender and class inequality. Following PRISMA guidelines (2020), the review focused on English, Spanish and Portuguese articles from the past 20 years, excluding documents without full-text access. Grey literature was also included to reduce bias. The search concluded on 31 May 2023, covering Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane, resulting in 40 included documents (31 articles, two book chapters and seven reports). Thematic analysis identified five categories: gender-blind homeless policies, challenges in policies on homelessness among women, preventive programmes, emergency aid and long-term housing services. The findings emphasise the need for gender-specific and intersectional policies and the inclusion of homeless women in policy development. Despite limitations like potential publication bias and limited geographical representation, this study highlights the challenges faced by homeless women and recommends policy approaches to address their needs.","PeriodicalId":47567,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Welfare","volume":"34 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143622398","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}

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Using the Andersen Behavioural Model to explore formal support use among older informal carers in Finland and Sweden

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70000

Sarah Åkerman, Fredrica Nyqvist, Minna Zechner, Mikael Nygård, Birgitta Olofsson

{"title":"Using the Andersen Behavioural Model to explore formal support use among older informal carers in Finland and Sweden","authors":"Sarah Åkerman, Fredrica Nyqvist, Minna Zechner, Mikael Nygård, Birgitta Olofsson","doi":"10.1111/ijsw.70000","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.70000","url":null,"abstract":"This comparative study employs the Andersen Behavioural Model to investigate the role of predisposing, enabling and need factors for formal support use among older informal carers in Finland and Sweden. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed using the Gerontological Regional Database (GERDA) survey data from 2021/2022, and 1167 informal carers were included. Living in Finland, lack of financial strain, non-governmental organisation membership, providing care in one's household, providing care daily, caring for someone with cognitive decline, and helping with personal hygiene increased the likelihood of using formal support, while using the internet independently decreased it. The results partly reflect supported familialism, where, especially in Finland, the care recipients' objective care needs were the strongest predictors of informal carers' formal support use. Simultaneously, informal carers' subjective needs were not associated with formal support use. This is especially alarming in Finland given the explicit policy aim of supporting and integrating informal carers into formal care for older adults. Income-related care fees might tentatively explain why formal support was related to financial strain but not personal income and educational level. More research is warranted on the role of income, especially at the household level. Enabling resources, assessed here as NGO membership and independent internet use, also influenced formal support use. These findings motivate the use of the multicomponent Andersen Behavioral Model theoretical framework when investigating inequalities in Nordic care. All in all, the results suggest that, despite differences between the countries, current familialistic policy shifts in both Finland and Sweden fail to ensure universal social rights for informal carers.","PeriodicalId":47567,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Welfare","volume":"34 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143602614","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}

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Large families: The forgotten poverty risk and policy relevance

IF 1.2 3区社会学

International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.12722

Stephan Köppe, Megan A. Curran

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Buddhism in the service of a capitalist elite: An impediment to social rights?

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70008

Sunanta Pamela Ward

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Mixed payment methods and health cost control in China: A machine learning analysis of policy big data

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-06 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70002

Kai Liu, Liyuan Shang, Qiuqi Zhu, Shuangyu Zhao

{"title":"Mixed payment methods and health cost control in China: A machine learning analysis of policy big data","authors":"Kai Liu, Liyuan Shang, Qiuqi Zhu, Shuangyu Zhao","doi":"10.1111/ijsw.70002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.70002","url":null,"abstract":"Escalating health costs have incentivized many countries to adopt mixed payment systems. This study investigates how different prospective payment methods—including global budgets, capitation, per diem, single disease payment, diagnosis-related groups, and diagnosis intervention packet—interact to affect health costs in China. Using a novel health policy database, we applied supervised machine learning techniques to gauge prefectural efforts in implementing these payment methods. By matching these policy data with nationally representative survey data, we examined the interaction effects of global budgets and other payment methods on individual health spending and access. The results suggest that well-coordinated combinations of global budgets and other payment methods significantly decreased individual health spending and improved access, whereas poorly coordinated payment methods produced the opposite effects. This study introduces an innovative machine learning approach for analyzing geographic policy variations, offering a deeper understanding of the complex interplay among mixed payment methods.","PeriodicalId":47567,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Welfare","volume":"34 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143565186","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}

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Evaluating socio-economic resilience interventions among out-of-school adolescent girls and young women in rural Central Uganda: A quasi-experimental approach

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-05 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70003

Dedrix Stephenson Bindeeba, Jane Senyondo Nakawesi, Semei Christopher Mukama, Andrew Mugisa, Catherine Senyimba, Ronald Mulebeke, Yvonne Karamagi, Barbara Mukasa

{"title":"Evaluating socio-economic resilience interventions among out-of-school adolescent girls and young women in rural Central Uganda: A quasi-experimental approach","authors":"Dedrix Stephenson Bindeeba, Jane Senyondo Nakawesi, Semei Christopher Mukama, Andrew Mugisa, Catherine Senyimba, Ronald Mulebeke, Yvonne Karamagi, Barbara Mukasa","doi":"10.1111/ijsw.70003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.70003","url":null,"abstract":"This study evaluates the impact of a socio-economic resilience intervention targeting out-of-school Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in Uganda's Central Region. The study addresses a critical gap by focusing on out-of-school AGYW, a particularly underserved group, and assessing the sustained impact of integrated interventions that combine financial empowerment, social support, and gender-based violence (GBV) prevention. A quasi-experimental post-test-only design involved 390 participants, evenly split between intervention and control groups. Data were collected using structured questionnaires and analyzed with SPSS Version 27 through descriptive statistics, t-tests, and logistic regression. Intervention participants showed significantly higher economic resilience (mean difference = 0.508, p = 0.012) and social resilience (mean difference = 0.267, p = 0.034). They were more likely to join savings groups (OR = 2.3, p < 0.001) and contribute financially to household needs (OR = 1.8, p = 0.021). AGYW household heads exhibited greater financial independence (OR = 2.5, p = 0.006) and awareness of GBV reporting mechanisms (OR = 3.2, p = 0.008). This study highlights the transformative potential of addressing intersecting economic, social, and structural vulnerabilities in underserved out-of-school AGYW. Scaling up holistic interventions that integrate financial, social, and GBV support is critical. Policymakers should prioritize these programs while incorporating formal financial systems and sustained health behavior strategies for long-term impact.","PeriodicalId":47567,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Welfare","volume":"34 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143554525","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}

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A scoping review of parental migration and left-behind children's well-being in China

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-05 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70006

Jinkai Li, Sipei Xu, Erga Luo

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Improving employability? Individual placement and support for the long-term unemployed and individuals with developmental disabilities in Finland

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-02-27 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70004

Sanna Blomgren, Peppi Saikku, Jussi Partanen

{"title":"Improving employability? Individual placement and support for the long-term unemployed and individuals with developmental disabilities in Finland","authors":"Sanna Blomgren, Peppi Saikku, Jussi Partanen","doi":"10.1111/ijsw.70004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.70004","url":null,"abstract":"Health limitations and disabilities can create considerable barriers to entering employment. Individual placement and support (IPS), an evidence-based model of supported employment, has proven effective in promoting the employment of individuals facing serious mental illness. The objective of this study was to examine the potential of IPS to influence the employability of new client groups: individuals experiencing prolonged unemployment and those with developmental disabilities. Through 17 client interviews and 12 interviews with employment specialists in Finland, we examined how IPS, guided by eight principles, can influence individual factors, personal circumstances, and external factors affecting employability. The findings indicate that IPS offers promising new approaches to enhancing employability and supporting job retention among the long-term unemployed and individuals with developmental disabilities. However, outdated notions of employability and reliance on conventional employment methods may hinder the transition of individuals with complex employment barriers into the labor market.","PeriodicalId":47567,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Welfare","volume":"34 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143497068","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}

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Social perceptions and representations of unaccompanied foreign minors on social media

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-02-27 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70001

Ana Isabel Lima Fernandez, Miguel del Fresno García, Jesús Perez Viejo, Sagrario Segado Sánchez-Cabezudo

{"title":"Social perceptions and representations of unaccompanied foreign minors on social media","authors":"Ana Isabel Lima Fernandez, Miguel del Fresno García, Jesús Perez Viejo, Sagrario Segado Sánchez-Cabezudo","doi":"10.1111/ijsw.70001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.70001","url":null,"abstract":"The migration of unaccompanied foreign minors (UAMs) to Europe has become a prominent issue, particularly in Spain, due to its geographic proximity to North Africa. This study explores the social perceptions and representations of UAMs on social media, analyzing the dominant narratives and their impact on public opinion. Employing mixed-methods analysis, combining both quantitative and qualitative approaches, we examine discourse structures and the amplification of polarized narratives around UAMs. Findings reveal a prevailing narrative of criminalization and security concerns, with frequent portrayals of UAMs as threats, which are amplified through social media's echo chamber effect and by influential network leaders. Conversely, a minority narrative highlighting their vulnerability and human rights needs is less visible, suppressed by the spiral of silence phenomenon. These polarized narratives significantly influence public perceptions, reinforcing stereotypes and shaping potential policies. The study emphasizes the importance of balanced, rights-based communication strategies to counteract negative representations and foster an inclusive public discourse surrounding UAMs.","PeriodicalId":47567,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Welfare","volume":"34 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143497067","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}

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Behind closed doors: Sousveillance in mandated social welfare interventions

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-02-10 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.12720

Tara La Rose, Jennifer Mule

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