The subjective well-being of adolescents in residential care compared to that of the general population

Llosada-Gistau, Joan; Montserrat, Carme; Casas, Ferrán

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.11.007

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“…In other words, children who were in special care or treatment centers, such as youth offenders or children with severe mental health problems, were not the target population of this meta-analysis. Besides, studies which only reported comparisons between children-in-care and the general population (Llosada-Gistau, Montserrat, & Casas, 2015; Monshouwer, Kepper, van den Eijnden, Koning, & Vollebergh, 2015; White, O’Brien, Pecora, & Buher, 2015), as opposed to comparisons between care types, were also excluded.…”

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Comparing Long-Term Placement Outcomes of Residential and Family Foster Care: A Meta-Analysis

Chng

Chu

2017

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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This study presents findings from three separate meta-analyses investigating differences between children placed in residential care and in family foster care with regard to three outcomes: internalizing behaviors, externalizing behaviors, and perception of care. Based on publications from the last 20 years, a total of 23 studies were included. The total sample consisted of 13,630 children in care, with 7,469 from foster care and 6,161 from residential care. The results from this study indicated that children in foster care had consistently better experiences and less problems across the three outcomes as compared to children in residential care. Analyses did not reveal evidence of publication bias, and sensitivity analyses also suggested that results were not influenced by individual studies. Additionally, moderation analyses revealed that the differences between foster and residential care could vary depending on certain factors such as the publication year, the gross domestic product of the country, and the length of care. The implications of differences in outcomes between the two placements are discussed.

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Comparing Long-Term Placement Outcomes of Residential and Family Foster Care: A Meta-Analysis

Chng

Chu

2017

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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“…The studies with young people in residential care (those who were taken from their families derived from protection reasons) reveal that worse subjective well-being tends to be reported by young people in care, even with slightly different results. Some of them reveal significant lower scores on overall life satisfaction and specifically considering a set of indicators of subjective well-being (e.g., health, school, social relations) (Dinisman, et al, 2012;Llosada-Gistau, Montserrat & Casas, 2014). Others reported significant differences merely on specific dimensions of well-being -i.e., significant differences were found on negative affect but neither on positive affect nor on life satisfaction (Poletto & Koller, 2011).…”

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A dual-factor model of mental health and social support: Evidence with adolescents in residential care

Magalhães

Calheiros

2017

Children and Youth Services Review

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According to the positive psychology background, the focus on constructive dimensions of individual functioning implies a critical change on the paradigm from the merely analysis focused on individual pathology (and on the need to repair the damage) to an approach focused on self-actualization and well-being (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000). Despite the progressive investment in this area, the study of distress and disorders has been greater than in the positive individual functioning. As such, in order to address the limitations of traditional models of mental health, a range of theoretical models, with different labels but focused on the same conceptual meanings, has emerged from the positive psychology framework. For instance, there are authors proposing a Dual-factor system of mental health (Greenspoon & Saklofske, 2001), others the The two continua model of mental illness and health (Westerhof & Keyes, 2010) and others the Dual-factor model of mental health (Wang, Zhang & Wang, 2011). All these models suggest that mental health must be viewed as a complete state, reflecting the integration of a positive (well-being) and a negative (psychopathology) dimension of adjustment, in two continuums but related factors (Wang et al., 2011; Westerhof et al., 2010). This conceptualization of mental health has been empirically tested and results supported the model with two separate dimensions (Keyes, 2005; Wilkinson & Walford, 1998). This evidence of a dual-factor model of mental health allows the classification of

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“…Destaca, en primer lugar, que los adolescentes acogidos en familia extensa muestran un bienestar subjetivo más alto que los acogidos en centro residencial y similar al de la población general, en consonancia con estudios que aprecian resultados positivos para los niños y niñas acogidos por la familia extensa bajo medidas protectoras (Farmer y Moyers, 2008;Montserrat y Casas, 2007). También coincidiendo con estudios anteriores, se observa que las chicas acogidas en centro muestran un bienestar subjetivo más bajo que los chicos de la misma edad y en la misma situación (Llosada-Gistau et al, 2015;Dinisman et al, 2012). Entre los acogidos en familia extensa, en cambio, no encontramos diferencias en sus niveles de bienestar en función del sexo.…”

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“…Se administró el cuestionario de la International Survey of Children's Well-Being (ISCWeB; www.isciweb.org) utilizado en 15 países con población general de 12 años (Casas y Bello, 2012). El cuestionario fue adaptado a las características específicas de la población en acogimiento residencial y familiar y sometido a una prueba piloto (Llosada-Gistau et al, 2015). Comprendía 34 preguntas organizadas en diversas secciones temáticas relacionadas con su vida, el hogar y las personas con las que viven, la relación con los amigos y con las personas en general, la zona donde viven, la escuela, el tiempo libre o cómo se sienten consigo mismos.…”

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¿Cómo influye el sistema de protección en el bienestar subjetivo de los adolescentes que acoge?

Llosada-Gistau

Montserrat

Casas

2017

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Resumen. El bienestar subjetivo es un componente esencial de la calidad de vida. Conocemos muy poco sobre el bienestar subjetivo de los niños y niñas, y menos aún de los adolescentes de colectivos vulnerables como los que están acogidos por el sistema de protección. El objetivo de este trabajo es estudiar cómo influye el sistema de protección en el bienestar subjetivo de los adolescentes que acoge a partir de sus propias percepciones, evaluaciones y satisfacciones. Se trata de un estudio transversal realizado en Cataluña. La población de estudio fueron los adolescentes entre 12 y 14 años acogidos en centro residencial (n=379) y familia extensa (n=219). Se administró el cuestionario International Survey of Children's Well-Being (ISCWeB) que incluía tres escalas psicométricas: Overall Live Satisfaction (OLS), Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (SLSS) y la Personal Well-Being Index (PWI) utilizadas como indicadores de bienestar subjetivo. La mayoría de los adolescentes acogidos en familia extensa están satisfechos con el tipo de acogimiento por sólo la mitad de los que están acogidos en centro. Los adolescentes que llevan más tiempo en el mismo tipo de acogimiento, los que viven en centros de menor tamaño, así como aquellos que manifiestan estar satisfechos con sus acogedores, educadores y compañeros de centro, muestran medias de bienestar subjetivo más altas. Es muy importante tener en cuenta la opinión de los adolescentes acogidos por el sistema de protección si se pretende mejorar su bienestar subjetivo. La estabilidad y el vínculo afectivo con acogedores y educadores es clave en su bienestar. Palabras clave: Bienestar subjetivo; adolescentes tutelados; sistema de protección; acogimiento residencial; acogimiento familiar.[pt] Como o sistema de proteção influencia o bem-estar subjetivo dos adolescentes que acolhe?Resumo. O bem-estar subjetivo é um componente essencial da qualidade de vida. Sabe-se muito pouco sobre o bem-estar subjetivo das crianças e menos ainda daqueles adolescentes em situação de vulnerabilidade, como os que foram acolhidos pelo sistema de proteção. O objetivo deste trabalho é estudar como o sistema de proteção influencia o bem-estar subjetivo dos adolescentes que acolhe, a partir das suas próprias percepções, avaliações e satisfações. Trata-se dum estudo transversal realizado na Catalunha. Os participantes do estudo foram adolescentes entre 12 e 14 anos acolhidos em instituições (n = 379) e a viver numa família extensa (n = 219). Responderam ao questionário International Survey of Children's Well-Being (ISCWeB) que inclui três escalas psicométricas: Overall Live Satisfaction (OLS), Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (SLSS) e Personal Well-Being Index (PWI) utilizadas como Abstract Subjective well-being is an essential component of quality of life. Little is known about subjective well-being of children and even less about vulnerable groups such as adolescents in care. This paper aims at studying how the child protection system influences the subjective well-being of the adolescents in care on th...

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The subjective well-being of adolescents in residential care compared to that of the general population

Cited by 55 publications

References 24 publications

Comparing Long-Term Placement Outcomes of Residential and Family Foster Care: A Meta-Analysis

Comparing Long-Term Placement Outcomes of Residential and Family Foster Care: A Meta-Analysis

A dual-factor model of mental health and social support: Evidence with adolescents in residential care

¿Cómo influye el sistema de protección en el bienestar subjetivo de los adolescentes que acoge?

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