Factors influencing perceptions of teenage motherhood among girls in residential care

Zárate-Alva, Nair Elizabeth; Arnau‐Sabatés, Laura; Roca, Josefina Sala

doi:10.1080/13691457.2017.1292397

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“…The study provides evidences that motherhood is for girls who live in foster care, mothers and non-mothers, a way to feel be er with themselves. The idea that motherhood helps to fulfill an emo onal void has been also pointed out by other studies (Zárate, Arnau-Sabatés & Sala-Roca, 2017). .…”

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The decision of becoming a mother: Why some girls in foster group homes become adolescent mothers and others don’t?

2018

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The aim of this research is to analyze which factors can explain why some girls in foster group homes become adolescent mothers and others do not, exploring the contracep on use, life and motherhood expecta ons and their family models. The study also analyzes how teen mothers in foster group homes experience motherhood and analyze the experience of becoming mothers in their lives while in care. A total of 36 girls from foster group homes (18 mothers and 18 non-mother girls) were interviewed. The results show that the need to fill their emo onal emp ness, their lack of professional life expecta ons, their unrealis c expecta ons about parenthood and the role of their partner, and the undervalue of the condi ons necessary to raise their children are the main factors involved. Most of the girls in the mother group were teen mothers who were sent to foster homes because of their premature motherhood. This shows that the educa ve work done by caseworkers can help girls to be more conscious about ge ng the suitable condi ons before becoming mothers. The role of foster parents, social educators, social workers and mentoring programs with the purpose to empower mothers to prevent children neglect is discussed.

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2018

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“…With regards to education, these adolescents tend to show low academic success (Maclean, Taylor, & O'Donnell, 2017; Montserrat, Casas, & Malo, 2013; Sala, Villalba, Jariot, & Rodríguez, 2009; Zima et al, 2000) and more behavioural problems at school (Zima et al, 2000). They first engage in sexual intercourse earlier, and they are at greater risk of becoming adolescent parents (Svoboda, Shaw, Barth, & Bright, 2012; Zárate Alva, Arnau‐Sabatés, & Sala‐Roca, 2018). In relation to the workplace, they typically have difficulty finding a stable job (Courtney & Dworsky, 2006; Del Valle, Bravo, Álvarez, & Fernanz, 2008) and tend to have a low level of income (Dworsky, 2005; Naccarato, Brophy, & Courtney, 2010).…”

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“…With regards to education, these adolescents tend to show low academic success (Maclean, Taylor, & O'Donnell, 2017;Montserrat, Casas, & Malo, 2013;Zima et al, 2000) and more behavioural problems at school (Zima et al, 2000). They first engage in sexual intercourse earlier, and they are at greater risk of becoming adolescent parents (Svoboda, Shaw, Barth, & Bright, 2012;Zárate Alva, Arnau-Sabatés, & Sala-Roca, 2018).…”

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Treatment progress of foster care adolescents with severe behavioural problems: Factors conditioning their performance in the residential treatment centres

Sabaté‐Tomas

Roca

Arnau

2020

Child & Family Social Work

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Behavioural problems are a recurring issue in the child welfare system population. Normative residential centres do not have the characteristics to address the specific needs of these adolescents, so they are usually treated at therapeutic residential centres. In Catalonia (Spain), these cases are treated in intensive educational residential centres (CREIs), a variant of therapeutic residential care (TRC) facilities. This exploratory study seeks to understand the treatment progress of adolescents with severe behavioural problems who were placed in the CREIs, a variant of TRC facilities. Data from 206 cases, the totality of population under treatment in the CREIs, were collected using a questionnaire administered to the treating team. A cross-sectional design was used, applying quantitative methods to analyse the incidence and interrelation of a series of variables related to the progress of adolescents in the CREIs. Significant differences among profiles by sex, place of origin, criminal offences, substance abuse and mental health disorders were found. Furthermore, adolescents who performed a positive treatment progress according to the professional staff arrived at the CREI at an earlier age and had longer stays than the group with an unremarkable progress. Logistic regression indicated that duration of stay in the centre and runaways predict the adolescents' treatment progress. This treatment is working well with the milder cases; however, it does not tend to be successful for adolescents with greater difficulties. It is recommended that interventions focus on factors that engage the adolescents in their own rehabilitation process, include substance abuse programmes and consider the gender perspective.

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Relevance of the social support network for the emancipation of young adults leaving residential care

Campos

Goig

Elena³

2020

EJREP

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Introduction: This work studies the situation of young people after leaving residential care when they become of age. We have analysed, specifically, one of the most relevant factors for the emancipation: the perception of the social support network. Method: This is a descriptive quantitative study. To this end, a questionnaire (C4) was created and validated with experts, it has open and closed questions distributed in eight dimensions: housing and accommodation, family, social and affective relations, health, training, labour integration and economic management and residential life. The participants of the study are included in the Preparation Plan for Independent Living of the Community of Madrid and are equivalent to the 70% of the total population. Results: The results show that the social network comes from the centre and other care institutions, followed by friends from the neighbourhood and schools and high schools; there are some cases of social isolation. In regard of the social support that they identify, they perceive help from educators and friends, to a lesser extent from the family, whose support is mainly material, and from the couple; both being valued as unstable sources of help. New networks appear with the creation of a new family through maternity, considering that it undermines their autonomy much more than it facilitates it. The quality of the relationships with those who live with them has special relevance in their subjective well-being evaluation. Discussion or Conclusion: Young people look up for figures who have a real interest in their lives, people who listen to them and accompany them with relative independence of the context from which they come: family, community, school, residential, etc. Therefore, with regard to educational intervention, facilitating interdependence and working towards the attainment and maintenance of a social network, even if it is made up of only one or two people, are guarantees of a satisfactory intervention that favours their well-being.

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Factors influencing perceptions of teenage motherhood among girls in residential care

Cited by 3 publications

References 21 publications

The decision of becoming a mother: Why some girls in foster group homes become adolescent mothers and others don’t?

The decision of becoming a mother: Why some girls in foster group homes become adolescent mothers and others don’t?

Treatment progress of foster care adolescents with severe behavioural problems: Factors conditioning their performance in the residential treatment centres

Relevance of the social support network for the emancipation of young adults leaving residential care

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