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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies 9/2015

01-09-2015 | Original Paper

Foster Care Profiles: A Guide to Identifying At-Risk Placements

Auteurs: Miguel A. García-Martín, María D. Salas, Isabel M. Bernedo, María J. Fuentes

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 9/2015

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Abstract

Various studies have analyzed the variables that influence the outcome of family foster care. The research aimed to determine whether distinct profiles of foster placements can be identified on the basis of key variables, seeking at the same time to define a predictive function for the success or failure of foster care. Participants were the foster families of 104 non-relative foster children. A k-means cluster analysis identified three clusters, corresponding to high-, moderate-, and low-risk placements. The variables that formed part of these clusters were behavior problems and impulsivity/inattention in foster children, level of burden in the foster parents, an authoritarian parenting style, and criticism/rejection by the foster parents. A discriminant analysis confirmed the differences between the three clusters and enabled the researchers to create a function for classifying cases in each group. These results can be used to identify at-risk placements and may help to avoid situations that could undermine the foster child’s development. The findings could also be useful in terms of assessing the suitability of foster families, as well for identifying their training needs.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Foster Care Profiles: A Guide to Identifying At-Risk Placements
Auteurs
Miguel A. García-Martín
María D. Salas
Isabel M. Bernedo
María J. Fuentes
Publicatiedatum
01-09-2015
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 9/2015
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-014-0060-z

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