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{"title":"The mediated effect of youth council participation on the professional identity development of youth workers","authors":"Hyungjoo Yoon","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.108010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.108010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite the extensive literature on the benefits of youth councils, the career-specific impact of such participation remains under-researched. Thus, the present study examined whether differences occur in the perceived professional identity of youth workers who participated in a youth council during adolescence compared to those who did not. The study was conducted on a sample of 332 students enrolled in youth work programs in South Korea. Stepwise regression modeling and mediation analysis were employed to identify both the direct and indirect effects of youth council participation on the development of professional identity in youth work. The results indicate that youth council participation has fully mediated effects on professional identity development in youth work, as evidenced by the increased awareness of youth work as a profession, average hours spent as a volunteer youth worker during college, and willingness to choose youth work as a future career. The findings suggest that young people’s professional identity in youth work can grow in youth councils despite the fact that the youth participation organization is neither intentionally designed nor formally structured for the purpose of professional identity development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 108010"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142655539","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":"Experiences in the relationship between foster children and foster parents in specialized foster care—Thematic analysis conducted on five minute speech sample-data","authors":"Anna-Karin E. Åkerman,&nbsp;Rolf Holmqvist,&nbsp;Fredrik Falkenström,&nbsp;Kajsa Mansfeldt,&nbsp;Olle Östergren,&nbsp;Ann-Charlotte Münger","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107999","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107999","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 107999"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142655670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Contact person intervention in Nordic countries: A comparative integrative review","authors":"Tiina Lehto-Lundén ,&nbsp;Lotta Jägervi ,&nbsp;Anu-Riina Svenlin ,&nbsp;Kerstin Svensson ,&nbsp;Johanna Moilanen","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.108006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.108006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark, the contact person intervention (CPI) is declared for children and youth in national legislation. The CPI is based on a relationship between the child and a volunteer adult who provides support to the child in need in different life situations. In this review, we summarise how the CPI within child welfare services has been studied and defined in four Nordic countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark). The aim is to present an overview of research-based knowledge on the intervention in the Nordic countries. A thorough integrative literature review for the period January 2010 to September 2022 produced 16 scientific publications. There were no academic publications available for Denmark during this period. The review focused on research carried out in Sweden (10 publications), Finland (5), and Norway (1). All studies on the CPI are descriptive and explorative and mainly focus on tracing the historical background of the intervention. The practice of working with contact persons would benefit from research looking at the content and effectiveness of the service. More systematic national and cross-national research is needed to strengthen the knowledge base of the intervention.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 108006"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142655416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the effects of a 12-Week functional training program on fundamental motor skills for primary school children aged 6–7","authors":"Dong Zhang ,&nbsp;Soh Kim Geok ,&nbsp;Yoke Mun Chan ,&nbsp;Zeinab Zaremohzzabieh ,&nbsp;Soh Kim Lam ,&nbsp;Shanshan He","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.108008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.108008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Fundamental motor skills (FMS) are the foundation of children’s movement. Professional guidance and customised training methods are essential to effectively acquiring and mastering fundamental motor skills. Recently, functional training has gained widespread popularity and is associated with numerous benefits. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effect of functional training on fundamental motor skills in children aged 6–7.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This study was conducted at a primary school. One hundred children were randomly selected from 382 who met the criteria and allocated to a functional training or regular physical education group, with 25 boys and 25 girls in each group. The research program lasted 12 weeks, with two weekly sessions, each lasting 40 min. The assessment of fundamental motor skills utilises the Test of Gross Motor Development and Pediatric Balance Scale. The pre-test and post-test data were analysed using generalised estimating equations.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The data analysis showed statistically significant differences between and within groups. There was a significant interaction effect of time and group on the gross motor quotient (<span><math><mrow><msup><mrow><mi>x</mi></mrow><mn>2</mn></msup><mspace></mspace></mrow></math></span> = 51.603, p = 0.001), locomotor subtest standard scores (<span><math><mrow><msup><mrow><mi>x</mi></mrow><mn>2</mn></msup><mspace></mspace></mrow></math></span> = 22.259, p = 0.001), object control subtest standard scores (<span><math><mrow><msup><mrow><mi>x</mi></mrow><mn>2</mn></msup><mspace></mspace></mrow></math></span> = 29.283, p = 0.001), and PBS balance scores (<span><math><msup><mrow><mi>x</mi></mrow><mn>2</mn></msup></math></span> = 24.881, p = 0.001). Furthermore, the main effect of time was significant for the four variables. However, the main effects of the group varied. Significant effects of the group were observed for the gross motor quotient (<span><math><msup><mrow><mi>x</mi></mrow><mn>2</mn></msup></math></span> = 8.662, p = 0.003) and object control subtest standard scores (<span><math><msup><mrow><mi>x</mi></mrow><mn>2</mn></msup></math></span> = 7.471, p = 0.006), but not for locomotor subtest standard scores (<span><math><msup><mrow><mi>x</mi></mrow><mn>2</mn></msup></math></span> = 2.558, p = 0.110) or PBS balance scores (<span><math><msup><mrow><mi>x</mi></mrow><mn>2</mn></msup></math></span> = 1.188, p = 0.276).</div></div><div><h3>Discussion and Conclusions</h3><div>Functional training can positively impact the development of fundamental motor skills in children aged 6–7, demonstrating greater effectiveness than regular physical education courses. These findings provide evidence that incorporating functional training into early childhood physical education can be an effective intervention for enhancing the development of fundamental motor skills.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 108008"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142655542","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":"Agency, life satisfaction, hope, potentially traumatic events, trauma symptoms, and psychological signs. A two waves study with a sample of Palestinian children living in different geographical areas","authors":"Guido Veronese ,&nbsp;Dana Bdier ,&nbsp;Hania Obaid ,&nbsp;Fayez Mahamid ,&nbsp;Shaer Yaghi ,&nbsp;Federica Cavazzoni","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107990","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107990","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We sought to examine the changes over time regarding children’s agency, life satisfaction, hope, psychological problems, trauma symptoms and potentially traumatic events in areas where warfare, military presence and settler-colonial violence are affecting children’s lives. 965 Palestinian children, 494 males and 471 females, were assessed with the Traumatic Check List, Children Impact of events scale-Revised, Strength and difficulties scale, Children Hope Scale, Brief Multilevel Children Life satisfaction scale, and War Child Agency assessment Scale-Palestinian version. MANOVA and t-tests were run to detect differences between groups and in the two waves of data collection. Findings showed variations that suggested Palestinian children were potentially in danger of not having the capacity to take charge of their lives and losing hope. In contrast, life satisfaction, contrary to our expectations, remained stable. While the number of potentially traumatic events decreased, psychological distress and trauma symptoms among the participants increased. Girls were more hopeful than boys, and the most satisfied children were found in the West Bank. The younger children had more significant trauma symptoms, while the older children were exposed to more potentially traumatic events such as those with fewer siblings. Gaza, Jerusalem, and Bedouin areas had the highest risk of potentially traumatizing events, and children in these areas were the most exposed. Our research study revealed a worrisome decrease in agentic resources and an increase in trauma symptoms because of the widespread armed conflict, impeding their healthy development, life satisfaction and hope for the future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 107990"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142702865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Protective factors for externalising behaviour problems in children and adolescents living in out-of-home care: A systematic review","authors":"Elise Dalmaso ,&nbsp;Amanda Taylor ,&nbsp;Justine Whitham ,&nbsp;Kimberly Klassman ,&nbsp;Catia Malvaso","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107998","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107998","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Children and young people in out-of-home care (OOHC) often display disproportionate levels of externalising behaviour problems compared to the general population, which are further linked with detrimental outcomes. Yet, despite similar levels of vulnerability, not all young people in OOHC develop these behaviours. The aim of this systematic review was to identify and synthesise knowledge on protective factors for externalising behaviour problems in young people between 0 and 19 years old residing in OOHC. A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, PsycINFO, Embase, CINAHL, and the Proquest Social Abstracts and Social Services databases, with 31 studies meeting inclusion criteria (<em>n</em> = 8310 individual participants across the studies). Results indicated that protective factors associated with fewer and/or lower levels of externalising behaviour problems included: individual (e.g., better self-concept), relationship (e.g., quality relationships with family members and peers), and contextual (e.g., higher neighbourhood income) factors. Given the short and long-term consequences associated with externalising behaviours, professionals working with young people in OOHC should focus on identifying protective factors that can be targeted in prevention and intervention efforts. This review indicated that strengthening individual, relational, and contextual factors may be most beneficial for reducing risk of externalising behaviours.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 107998"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142655541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Continuity and change in early material hardship domains on the development of children’s behavioral self-regulation in middle childhood","authors":"Qingyang Liu,&nbsp;Gabriel J. Merrin,&nbsp;Sara A. Vasilenko,&nbsp;Rachel A. Razza","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107995","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107995","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Child poverty adversely impacts children’s behavioral self-regulation; however, the extent to which this association varies across different forms of material hardship (i.e., food, housing, bill-paying, utility, and medical) from infancy to early childhood is not well understood. The current study aims to identify the longitudinal patterns of early material hardship in five domains, examine demographic factors to distinguish class membership, and assess how hardship class membership predicts children’s behavioral self-regulation in middle childhood. We used data from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (<em>N</em> = 4,677) across ages 1 to 9. The Multidimensional Growth Mixture Model identified four trajectory classes: <em>Low Stable</em> (<em>n</em> = 2,215, 47.4%), <em>Increasing Bill and Utility Hardship</em> (<em>n</em> = 1,180, 25.2%), <em>High Infancy Bill Hardship</em> (<em>n</em> = 799, 17.1%), and <em>Persistent and Pervasive</em> (<em>n</em> = 483, 10.3%). White, married mothers, mothers who were employed, families with income above 200% of the federal poverty threshold, and those who did not receive SNAP had higher odds of being in the <em>Low Stable</em> class than the three other classes. Children in the <em>Persistent and Pervasive</em> class exhibited the lowest levels of behavioral self-regulation in middle childhood compared to the other three classes. Children in the <em>Increasing Bill and Utility Hardship</em> and <em>High Infancy Bill Hardship</em> classes had lower behavioral self-regulation than those in the <em>Low Stable</em> class. These findings underscore the need for tailored interventions to alleviate the prolonged effects of financial adversity and exposure to early material deprivation experienced by children. Findings also highlight the importance of implementing intervention programs designed specifically to support the development of behavioral self-regulation among economically disadvantaged children.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 107995"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142655538","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":"Children’s problems [لكشام]: A mixed-methods study on physical violence experienced by children living in the Sahrawi refugee camps near Tindouf, Algeria","authors":"Marieke J. Hopman ,&nbsp;Jill Lobbestael","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107969","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107969","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Physical violence towards children is quite common in refugee camps, and also in the Middle East and North Africa region in general. Hardly anything is known about physical violence towards and between Sahrawi children living in refugee camps near Tindouf, Algeria. These camps are unique in that they are semi-permanent, and are ruled by their own government.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Analyzing the occurrence of physical violence experienced by children living in the Sahrawi refugee camps, and the cultural/normative factors that determine this occurrence.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The study employed a mixed-method strategy, combining qualitative interviews with n = 93 participants (who held the following, sometimes combined, roles: 36 children, 18 parents, 13 teachers, 8 young persons, 9 (I)NGO employees/youth workers, 5 government employees, 3 legal professionals/police, 6 journalists/doctors/nurses/imams), and quantitative data from a questionnaire filled in by n = 172 children.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Physical violence against and between children occurs often (e.g. 52.9% of children have seen or heard children seriously fighting with each other “lots of times”, 38.1% have been hit, punched or slapped by an adult family member at least once; 40.6% of children have been hit, punched or slapped by a teacher “a few times” or “lots of times”). Severe physical violence from adults against children is rare (e.g. 5.5% of children reported that an adult family member tried to hurt them with a knife/other sharp object at least once; 5.6% reported that a teacher did this at least once). (Light) beating by adults is considered normal and educational, and fighting between peers is considered normal by adults, while it is considered problematic by children.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The child’s right to protection from physical violence is violated regularly in the camps. There are several factors that contribute to this situation, namely: 1) a lack of child-friendly spaces and materials, 2) the normalization of certain forms of violence, and 3) the lack of effective protection/enforcement mechanisms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 107969"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142586542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"More time or more money? A longitudinal examination of parental involvement in shaping academic success of China’s left-behind children from 2010 to 2020","authors":"Wangqiong Ye ,&nbsp;Yuechan Ye ,&nbsp;Mingcan Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107983","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107983","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Utilizing data from the China Family Panel Survey spanning 2010 to 2020, the study encompasses 1,604 children, aged 10 to 15 years at the survey period, with 47.13 % being female. This research examines the long-term influence of parental involvement on the academic success of left-behind children, defined in terms of their enrollment in high schools and key high schools. Latent growth modeling is used to analyze the dynamics between parental involvement, the duration of separation between parents and children, and the changes in the family’s annual per capita income over time. Findings suggest that children’s academic success is predicted by parental educational expectations and the provision of supportive educational environments, whereas academic parenting practices and reactions to underperformance have no significant impact. Parental financial contributions to their children’s education are linked to academic success, albeit up to a certain limit. Family income boosts key high school enrollment, while parental education aids in high school enrollment, showing varied impacts on academic success. The length of separation between parents and children does not predict academic success. Girls are found to be more academically successful than boys. Conclusions are drawn for strategies to promote academic success for left-behind children.</div><div>Abbreviations: SES, Socio-economic Status; CFPS, China Family Panel Study; CFI, Comparative Fit Index; RMSEA, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation; SRMR, Root Mean Square Residual; FIML, Full Information Maximum Likelihood; WLSMV, Weighted Least Squares Mean and Variance adjusted; LGM, Latent Growth Modeling.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 107983"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142661625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Parental mediation and mobile phone dependency among Chinese migrant children: A moderated mediation model of self-control and parent-child communication","authors":"Dan Huang ,&nbsp;Wei Yin ,&nbsp;Yingting Luo","doi":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107977","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107977","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Previous research has identified the association between parental mediation and children’s mobile phone dependency. However, limited studies have focused on migrant children and explored the underlying mechanisms from the perspective of the interaction between individual and family. To address this gap, an anonymous self-report survey was conducted among 686 migrant children in mainland China. This study finds that the prevalence rate of mobile phone dependency among migrant children was 33.82%. The results demonstrate that both parental mediation and self-control negatively related to mobile phone dependency among migrant children. Self-control fully mediates the relationship between parental mediation and mobile phone dependency among migrant children. Moreover, parent–child communication moderates the relationship between parental mediation and self-control. Specifically, individuals with high-level parent–child communication exhibit stronger moderating effects compared to those with low-level parent–child communication. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the complex mechanism through which parental mediation affects mobile phone dependency among migrant children while also providing practical implications aimed at preventing and reducing mobile phone dependency.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48428,"journal":{"name":"Children and Youth Services Review","volume":"166 ","pages":"Article 107977"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142586544","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}