Viver em acolhimento familiar ou residencial: O bem-estar subjetivo de adolescentes em Portugal

Young Teenagers’ Views Regarding Residential Care in Portugal and Spain: A Qualitative Study

“…However, they found important limitations related to their ability to socialise outside the residential centre: stemming from the strict rules of the residential centre (mainly in Spain), the difficulty to explain their situation to others and being understood, or experiences of bullying in school. In line with other research, the interpersonal relationships among adolescents, as well as with carers and teachers, are especially important to these children and positively correlate with their subjective wellbeing (e.g., Delgado et al 2019;Pérez-García et al 2019). Moreover, Campos et al (2019) have shown that participation in clubs, contact with siblings, parents and other significant adults are negatively, and significantly, correlated to several mental-health problems (e.g., depression, anxiety, aggressive behaviour, etc.).…”

“…They desired to change their lives and escape from their past, in line with other studies showing that children in residential care continue to be optimistic with regard to their future (e.g., Delgado et al 2019Delgado et al , 2020. Nevertheless, children in residential care have shown less satisfaction with school than children in foster care or in the general population (Delgado et al 2019) and are thus more likely to fail in school and drop out when compared to other children in care or in other vulnerable situations (Berridge et al 2020). This has an evident negative impact on their opportunities later in life and on their well-being.…”

“…Within recent research focused on children's subjective well-being (SWB), several studies have concluded that the subjective well-being of children in residential care is significantly lower than that of children living with their families (Heastbaek 2016;Lausten and Fredriksen 2016;Delgado et al 2017Delgado et al , 2019. Additionally, those studies concluded that children in residential care presented a higher rate of school failure and have fewer opportunities to decide on the use they make of their spare time, especially with regard to family relationships or leisure activities.…”

“…Variables that might have an influence on their subjective well-being, include their interpersonal relationships, particularly with friends, and the possibility of being involved in decision-making processes. More recently, in a study developed in Portugal, Delgado et al (2019) consistently concluded that children in residential care have the lowest subjective well-being compared to groups of children in foster care and in the general population, as well as a more pessimistic view towards their own future, less self-esteem, less participation in the decisions they make about how they spend their time and a greater sense of loneliness. Carvalho et al (2020b) compared the SWB of children in residential care and in foster families in Portugal and Catalonia (Spain), with a sample of 551 children, aged between 11 and 15.…”

Centro-dia para Idosos: afeto positivo como potência de ação e de fortalecimento de vínculos

“…O paradigma de Bem-Estar Subjetivo (BES) é complexo, e possui diversas definições, porém pesquisas empíricas apontam para características comuns, tais como o que cada pessoa sente, pensa e analisa a respeito de sua própria vida, referindo a contextos sociais e individuais (Delgado, Carvalho, & Correia, 2019). Neri, Batistoni e Ribeiro (2018) escrevem um capítulo com base nas literaturas psicológicas, e gerontológica, sobre o constructo de bem-estar subjetivo, referindo-se a três componentes: a satisfação com a vida; os afetos positivos e negativos; e o bem-estar eudaimônico, que é o ajustamento psicológico, harmonia entre as demandas externas e as necessidades internas.…”