Impact of child psychosocial functioning on reunification from out-of-home placement

被引:128
作者
Landsverk, J
Davis, I
Ganger, W
Newton, R
Johnson, I
机构
[1] SAN DIEGO STATE UNIV, SAN DIEGO, CA 92182 USA
[2] CHILD & FAMILY RES GRP, SAN DIEGO, CA USA
[3] SAN DIEGO CTY DEPT SOCIAL SERV, SAN DIEGO, CA USA
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10.1016/0190-7409(96)00014-X
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
This study examined the impact of child psychosocial functioning on the probability of reunification over an eighteen month period for 669 children, ages 2-16, who had been removed from their birth home and placed in either kinship care or foster care. Psychosocial functioning was measured from two sources, a standardized measure of behavior problems, and information abstracted from case files on emotional/behavioral problems, developmental/learning problems, and physical handicap or acute medical problems. Results indicated a separate and significant negative impact of externalizing behavior problems and behavioral/emotional problems on reunification from out-of-home placement. Children with problems were one-half as likely to be reunified as children without problems, even after controlling for background characteristics and type of maltreatment. The impact of externalizing behavior problems was observed in foster care but not in kinship care. Developmental and medical problems were not significantly related to reunification.
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页码:447 / 462
页数:16
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