{"title":"’From the Beginning, a Lost Battle’: Perspectives of fathers and social workers on gender dynamics and abusive backgrounds in therapeutic relationships","authors":"Lital Yona , James C. Spilsbury","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108325","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108325","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent times, there has been growing recognition of the crucial role that fathers play in the therapeutic processes implemented by social services that target families who have experienced child maltreatment. However, empirical evidence indicates that fathers are often overlooked and excluded from social services departments’ therapeutic processes and intervention initiatives. To address this issue, a qualitative case study approach was utilized in the current study to amplify the voices of 25 female social workers and 25 fathers within the social services department of an impoverished community in Israel. The study revealed four themes: (1) Gender-based stereotypes that fathers and social workers bring to the encounter lead to inaccurate expectations and disillusionment of the therapeutic process (2) Workers’ preference to interact with mothers leaves fathers out of the picture (3) Fathers’ history of abusive behaviors leads to continual tension between fathers and social workers (4) Fathers’ history of abusive behaviors makes mutual trust between the two parties elusive. The research findings highlight the need for implementation of a training program to educate employees on adopting a gender-sensitive approach towards working with fathers. Furthermore, the results underscore the significance of acknowledging various challenges, such as continued stereotypes, continual tension, and obstacles to establishing mutual trust, all of which impede the efficacy of the therapeutic relationship.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 108325"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143917382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surviving in the Darkness: Autobiographical insights of young adults who experienced parental incarceration in South Korea","authors":"Ji Sun Lee , Myung Hee Jun , Lina Cui","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108318","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108318","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study is intended to explore the experiences and coping mechanisms of Korean children with incarcerated parents. It examines the autobiographical narratives of seven young adults who experienced parental incarceration during their childhoods and subsequently participated in a writing program facilitated by an NGO. Drawing on the narratives of these seven individuals, the study explores the multifaceted effects of parental incarceration on their lives. The autobiographical narrative inquiry reveals a range of emotional responses, coping behaviors, available resources, and resilience trajectories of children who experienced parental incarceration. It also emphasizes the societal challenges and stigmatization faced by children of incarcerated parents in Korea’s competitive and collective culture. Implications for policy change and social work practice will be discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 108318"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143923871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christina Yeni Kustanti , Bayu Satria Wiratama , Hidayat Arifin , Defi Efendi , Ethic Palupi , Ignasia Yunita Sari , Sumarti Endah Purnamaningsih Maria Margaretha , Ninik Yunitri
{"title":"Bereavement on children and adolescents: A bibliometric study","authors":"Christina Yeni Kustanti , Bayu Satria Wiratama , Hidayat Arifin , Defi Efendi , Ethic Palupi , Ignasia Yunita Sari , Sumarti Endah Purnamaningsih Maria Margaretha , Ninik Yunitri","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108324","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108324","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Grief is an emotional response to the loss of someone or something significant. While most research on grief and bereavement, including bibliometric studies, has focused on adult populations or individuals with life-threatening conditions, studies involving pediatric populations remain limited. This study employed bibliometric methods to examine publication patterns on grief in children and adolescents. After conducting filtered Scopus searches, 1,436 articles were identified. The analysis and visualization were performed using R Base, R Studio, and VOSViewer. The United States is at the forefront of global research on grief in children and adolescents. Arizona State University has made the greatest number of scholarly contributions, while Kaplow JB is the most productive author. The 2000 study conducted by Wolfe J on children’s end-of-life experiences, which could suggest anticipatory grief, holds the highest number of citations. The majority of studies have focused on the topics of causes of bereavement, the loss of human life, the symptoms that are associated with it, bereavement interventions, related factors, and psychological aspects. Researchers could employ the theme gaps to direct future research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 108324"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143912098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qian Pu , Yuhan Luo , Li Niu , Rui Luo , Zhengqian Yang , Fumei Chen
{"title":"Associations between household chaos and mental health in adolescents: The role of parent-adolescent relationship and adolescent resilience","authors":"Qian Pu , Yuhan Luo , Li Niu , Rui Luo , Zhengqian Yang , Fumei Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108312","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108312","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>There is a growing concern about the detrimental impact of living in a chaotic home on adolescent development. Although household chaos (i.e., excessive noise, disorganization, lack of routines) is widely recognized as an important factor affecting adolescent mental health, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear, particularly when examining positive (e.g., flourishing) and negative indicators (e.g., depressive symptoms) together. Our study aims to provide insights into the relationship between household chaos and adolescent mental health by examining the mediating effects of father/mother-adolescent relationship and the moderating effect of adolescent resilience, from both concurrent and longitudinal perspective. We utilized a two-wave sample of 603 adolescents (Mage at Time 1 = 13.52 ± 0.35 years; 50.7 % girls) from two-parent households in China, with data collected at a one-year interval. We found that household chaos was associated with adolescent depressive symptoms and flourishing through distinct pathways: (1) In concurrent analyses, mother-adolescent conflict and father-adolescent intimacy mediated the concurrent association between household chaos and depressive symptoms, while both mother-adolescent and father-adolescent intimacy mediated the association between household chaos and flourishing; (2) In longitudinal analyses, mother-adolescent conflict mediated the associations between household chaos and both depressive symptoms and flourishing; and (3) Adolescent resilience moderated the concurrent association between mother-adolescent intimacy and depressive symptoms. These findings emphasize the importance of reducing household chaos and highlighting potential targets in interventions within family settings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 108312"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143923748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Factors affecting interorganizational learning networks in youth care services: What do we know and what are the research gaps?","authors":"Paul L. Kocken , Noortje M. Pannebakker","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108314","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108314","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Children with behavioral and psychological problems and their families often need integrated care involving innovative methods such as Signs of safety and Wrap-around care. The implementation of these methods depends on interdisciplinary collaboration and the capacity to learn and innovate by the professionals concerned, often participating in interorganizational learning networks. The aim of this scoping review is to provide an overview of the characteristics of learning organizations that affect the learning and innovative performance of interorganizational networks in youth care services.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>We used the databases Scopus, PsycInfo and PubMed. We included 24 of the 166 papers that emerged from our literature search. We subsequently used the High-Performance Organizations framework and its characteristics (organization design, strategy, process, technology, leadership, individuals and roles, culture, and external orientation) as a basis for analyzing the literature.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The reviewed papers often stressed the importance of leadership, communication and culture for learning networks, but were less specific about the practical implementation of these factors. We also found less emphasis in the literature on the conditions required to organize learning networks, in particular the external orientation of networks and the use of technology.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The literature on factors that affect the learning and innovation potential of learning networks in youth care services is sparse. It focuses on common learning features and less on organizational conditions. There should be a particular emphasis on establishing competent workforces with excellent skills in the areas of cross-organizational collaboration and the use of technology. We advise more research into the impact of networks on the outcomes of youth care services.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 108314"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143936967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Friendship quality, self-esteem, and emotional literacy in children with and without a migration background","authors":"Mustafa Erol , Murat Temur , Ahmet Erol","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108315","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108315","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study comparatively examines the friendship quality, self-esteem, and emotional literacy of children with and without a migration background. The participants consisted of 828 primary school children aged 8 to 10, including 428 children with a migration background and 400 children without one. Data were collected using the Rosenberg Scale to assess self-esteem in children, the friendship quality scale, and the emotional literacy scale. The analyses used correlation analysis, <em>t</em>-tests, and structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings revealed a significant positive relationship between self-esteem, friendship quality, and emotional literacy in both groups. However, children without a migration background scored significantly higher in self-esteem, friendship quality, and emotional literacy compared to their peers with a migration background. Furthermore, emotional literacy (individual and social-emotional processes) strongly mediated the relationship between self-esteem and friendship quality in both groups. Our findings expand our understanding of children with and without a migration background.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 108315"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143896111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cultural influences on learning motivation: a comparative study of informal learning practices among Syrian refugee and Turkish child laborers in Turkey","authors":"Ömer Gökhan Ulum","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108316","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108316","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the cultural influences on learning motivation and practices among Syrian refugees and Turkish child labourers in Turkey. These children, level 5–9 classes, work in various fields such as agriculture, industry, and public services while attending state secondary and high schools. Using a mixed-methods approach, the researcher conducted a semi-structured interview (N: 30 Syrian refugees and 30 Turkish child labourers) and a survey (N: 200 Syrian refugees and 199 Turkish child labourers) to gather the related data, totalling 399 participants. The theoretical frameworks of cross-cultural psychology, educational theories, and activity theory guide this research. The findings revealed how cultural contexts impact learning motivation and informal learning practices, highlighting distinct differences and similarities between the two groups. This study aims to provide insights into developing culturally responsive educational strategies and support systems that recognize and address the unique needs and experiences of child labourers in Turkey. The findings underscore the importance of considering cultural contexts to enhance learning motivation and practices in informal settings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 108316"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143902411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Helping care leavers develop life skills: A scoping review","authors":"Diana Cruz, Laura García-Alba, Jorge F. del Valle","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108298","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108298","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Supporting care leavers’ transition from care to adulthood is one of the main challenges faced by child welfare systems. For this reason, researchers have worked to identify how to help youth <em>move on</em> and develop interventions focused on preparing young people in care for their transition. However, there is still a clear need to focus interventions on the skills and knowledge necessary for adult life to give youth a greater sense of readiness. This paper presents a scoping review of the available evidence on life skills development interventions available to youth ageing out of care and the methodologies used for this goal. The PRISMA framework was followed for the review process. Thirteen online databases were searched, resulting in the retrieval of 1835 references. Of the studies retrieved, only 35 met the review’s criteria. Studies included were in English, published in the last 13 years, described an implemented intervention, with a focus on or a clear component of independent living skills training, and with a minimum description of the intervention. Interventions were categorised, depending on their defining component, into four categories: Casework, Personal Advisor or Holistic Interventions, Transitional Housing, Mentoring or Coaching and Skills Training. The interventions reviewed used different methodologies to help youth develop independent living skills, but classroom-based training or the development of skills through natural practice were the most present components. The importance of relationships and support were mentioned in most of the interventions, and even was considered the defining component of the mentoring or coaching category.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 108298"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143891079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kristina Lovato , Daniel Hieu Thuan Bui , Michelle Zaragoza
{"title":"Understanding the Needs of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Separated from their Parents during the “Zero Tolerance” Policy in the US: A Systematic Review of the Literature","authors":"Kristina Lovato , Daniel Hieu Thuan Bui , Michelle Zaragoza","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108296","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108296","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Beginning in July 2017, the Trump Administration implemented a policy of forcibly separating undocumented immigrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, causing widespread harm to the safety and wellbeing of immigrant children and families. This systematic review addresses the gap in the literature regarding the impact of mental health and social service outcomes of children who were forcibly separated from their parents during and following the Zero Tolerance Policy and examines barriers and facilitators in accessing social services upon their release from US detention facilities. This review includes 13 studies from 2018 to 2023. Results showed that following a forced family separation under this policy, youth experienced: 1) psychosocial stressors and negative mental health outcomes; (2) barriers and facilitators to receiving post-release services and care, and (3) factors affecting UC integration and coping. These findings underscore the importance of tailoring service provision to address the psychosocial and mental stressors of this population, addressing barriers to care, and supporting youth’s integration and adjustment through multidisciplinary and community collaboration. This review highlights the need for future research to explore the psychosocial needs of unaccompanied minors who experienced a forced family separation due to restrictive immigration policy. Keywords: immigration policy, Zero Tolerance Policy, forced family separation, immigrant child and family wellbeing, unaccompanied children.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 108296"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143902412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Work practices contributing to ‘hidden’ child sexual abuses in mid-twentieth century child institutions: Lessons for contemporary times","authors":"Jan Mason , Tobia Fattore , Justine O’Sullivan","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108300","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108300","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (2017) indicated the prevalence of sexual abuse of children in institutional settings, documenting the devastating effects of such abuse on victims, families and communities. This article reports on research that aimed to understand organisational practices and conditions within some New South Wales ‘state institutions’ in which child abuse occurred, during the period from the 1950 s to early 1970 s − the period that was the focus of the Commission’s Inquiry into these institutions. Our article is derived from in-depth interviews with professional practitioners employed by the NSW Child Welfare Department during this time, to work with committed children. The subordinate position of these professionals placed them ‘in the middle’ − between institutional staff and children. The over-arching theme identified by interviewees was their concern that they must have worn ‘blinkers’ when working in the institutions in the mid-twentieth century. We elaborate on this theme in discussion of four sub-themes:1) A masculinist, authoritarian agenda operating to control both children and staff; 2)The shaping of ‘model citizens’ through relations of violence; 3) Subjugation of an alternative discourse; and 4) Mistrust between professionals and inmates. We consider our analysis has particular value in the questions it enables us to ask about contemporary child welfare and juvenile justice practices – our ultimate aim being to inform contemporary policies for preventing institutional child abuse.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 108300"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143882164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}