Armeda Stevenson Wojciak
Biographic Data
| ID | 4227086 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Armeda Stevenson Wojciak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Armeda Stevenson |
| FAMILY NAME | Wojciak |
| SIGNATURE | WOJCIAK A S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minnesota |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8941-1110 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 89 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Comparing the Circumplex Model and the Paradigmatic Framework
The circumplex model of marital and family systems (Olson et al., 1979) was developed to bridge the gap between theory, research, and clinical practice (Olson et al., 1989). The Circumplex Model (CM) is based on theoretical ideas from a variety of theorists and researchers who have worked independently (see Olson et al., 2019 for a comprehensive list). From this work, a conceptual clustering of over 200 concepts from both the general and family s…
Belonging mediates changes to resilience among separated siblings at camp-based reunification intervention
Attachment, regulation, and competency in emerging adults
Barriers and facilitators of sibling relationships of youth in foster care from an ecological perspective
The Importance of Sibling Relationships in Buffering Against Depressive Symptoms of Youth in Foster Care
Sibling relationships are among the most influential relationships of one’s life. For youth in foster care, sibling relationships may be particularly important. Using National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) II data, this study tested if higher sibling relationship quality was associated with lower depressive symptoms among youth in foster care, and the interactive effects of relationships with siblings and biological mothers on…
Current caregiver involvement and contact with biological parents are associated with lower externalizing symptoms of youth in out-of-home child welfare placements
Positive family relationships are important for child well-being. However, family relationships are unique for youth in out-of-home child welfare placements because they involve both biological and foster parents. The aim of this study was to test the interactive association between current caregiver involvement and contact with biological parents on youths' externalizing symptoms using a sample representative of youth in out-of-home child welfar…
Examining the Associations Between Childhood Trauma, Resilience, and Depression
Topic of review: Childhood trauma has been associated with increased depression; however, resilience has been found to reduce this association. Method of review: Present analyses were based on multivariate meta-analytical techniques, an extension of univariate meta-analysis. All computations were performed using the metafor package and the metaRmat package from R. Bivariate associations ( r) between trauma, resilience, and depression were utilize…
A multi-year study of camp-based reunification and the well-being of siblings separated by out-of-home care
Camp-based reunification is a developmentally informed approach to strengthen the relationships of siblings in out-of-home care. Little is known about the collective impact of these programs, or if there is a benefit to multiple camp experiences. To address this, data were collected from 2,260 youth who were campers at one of 16 sibling reunification programs in the U.S. or Australia between 2013-2019. Increases in resilience, decreases in siblin…
Sibling Separation
Sibling relationships of youth in foster care are often complicated as many youth are separated from their sibling(s) at one point or another. Quantitative studies have identified ways in which sibling placement influences youth outcomes. Fewer qualitative studies have been conducted to understand youth perspectives about their sibling relationships. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine sibling relationships and sibling separation…
Parent and Caregiver Relationships and Mental Health Symptom Profiles of Youth in Foster Care
ARCCH Model of Resilience
The increasing prevalence and impact of trauma, such as adverse childhood experiences, race-based trauma, and a global pandemic, highlight the critical need for a flexible multisystemic framework of resilience. This manuscript outlines the universality of trauma and resilience and also provides a description of the gaps in existing resilience frameworks that led to the development of a flexible multisystemic resilience framework entitled the ARCC…
Trends, Diagnoses, and Hospitalization Costs of Child Abuse and Neglect in the United States of America
We conducted a secondary analysis of the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) to examine child abuse and neglect hospitalization from 1998-2016. The NIS is the largest all-payer, inpatient care database in the United States and is maintained by the Health Care Utilization Project. Participants were youth 18 years and younger with discharged diagnoses of child abuse and neglect from hospitals. The rate of child abuse or neglect hospitalizations did not…
Parental monitoring by foster parents, youth behaviours and the youth–foster parent relationship
Youth in foster care overwhelmingly display heightened risks for both internalizing and externalizing behaviours. Few studies document how and under what conditions foster parents effectively respond to child behaviours. The overarching purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between foster parents' parental monitoring, youth behaviours and foster parent–youth relationship. This study utilized secondary data from National Survey of…
Levels of agreement between youth in out‐of‐home care and key adults' ratings of sibling and peer relationships
The current study utilized survey data to determine if respondent characteristics and inter‐rater agreement on measures of important relationships were associated with resilience among child welfare‐involved youth. Youth and key adults (e.g., caregivers or caseworkers) each completed a multidimensional survey of youth well‐being. Both responded to measures of sibling and peer relationships; youth also completed a brief resilience measure. Inter‐r…
More than therapy
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have a cumulative effect on physical, emotional, and social well‐being throughout the life course. ACEs also impact parenting practices, which may contribute to intergenerational cycles of trauma. Access to child mental health services and caregiver social support are two protective factors that may reduce the burden of ACEs. To advance understanding of the relationships between caregiver social support and ch…
Childhood abuse and internalizing symptoms
Evaluating the impact of camp-based reunification on the resilience of siblings separated by foster care
The experience with independent living services for youth in care and those formerly in care
Sibling relationships of youth in foster care
Sibling Relationship in Foster Care
The sibling relationships of youth in foster care has garnered increased attention over the past few years indicating the potential protective role these relationships can have. Despite this growth, very little is known about how foster parents perceive the sibling relationships of youth in foster care and ways to promote these relationships. Thematic analysis was used to analyze semistructured interviews of 15 foster parents. Three major areas e…
Mass Trauma in the African American Community
Risk, resilience, and complexity
It's complicated.’ Exploring the meaning of sibling relationships of youth in foster care
Youth in foster care may be separated from their sibling(s) for a myriad of reasons. Although empirical attention to sibling relationships has grown, an examination of what sibling(s) mean to children currently in foster care has not occurred. This study used open‐ended survey responses of campers who attended Camp To Belong, a summer camp that reunites children who are separated from their sibling because of their placement in foster care. Six d…
Self-esteem
Unheard Voices
Sibling relationships and internalizing symptoms of youth in foster care
Sibling relationships of youth in foster care
Risk, resilience, and complexity
It's complicated.’ Exploring the meaning of sibling relationships of youth in foster care
Youth in foster care may be separated from their sibling(s) for a myriad of reasons. Although empirical attention to sibling relationships has grown, an examination of what sibling(s) mean to children currently in foster care has not occurred. This study used open‐ended survey responses of campers who attended Camp To Belong, a summer camp that reunites children who are separated from their sibling because of their placement in foster care. Six d…
Sibling Relationship in Foster Care
The sibling relationships of youth in foster care has garnered increased attention over the past few years indicating the potential protective role these relationships can have. Despite this growth, very little is known about how foster parents perceive the sibling relationships of youth in foster care and ways to promote these relationships. Thematic analysis was used to analyze semistructured interviews of 15 foster parents. Three major areas e…
Mass Trauma in the African American Community
You matter to me
This study examined the extent to which relationships with biological mothers, foster parents and peers influenced the self‐esteem of adolescents in foster care. A subsample from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well‐Being of adolescents in long‐term foster care was used for this study ( n = 188). The findings indicated that when considering relationships with biological mothers, foster parents and peers and controlling for demographic…
Self-esteem
Evaluating the impact of camp-based reunification on the resilience of siblings separated by foster care
Parental monitoring by foster parents, youth behaviours and the youth–foster parent relationship
Youth in foster care overwhelmingly display heightened risks for both internalizing and externalizing behaviours. Few studies document how and under what conditions foster parents effectively respond to child behaviours. The overarching purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between foster parents' parental monitoring, youth behaviours and foster parent–youth relationship. This study utilized secondary data from National Survey of…
The experience with independent living services for youth in care and those formerly in care
Maternal History of Victimization and Adolescent Behaviors
Comparing the Circumplex Model and the Paradigmatic Framework
The circumplex model of marital and family systems (Olson et al., 1979) was developed to bridge the gap between theory, research, and clinical practice (Olson et al., 1989). The Circumplex Model (CM) is based on theoretical ideas from a variety of theorists and researchers who have worked independently (see Olson et al., 2019 for a comprehensive list). From this work, a conceptual clustering of over 200 concepts from both the general and family s…
Sibling Separation
Sibling relationships of youth in foster care are often complicated as many youth are separated from their sibling(s) at one point or another. Quantitative studies have identified ways in which sibling placement influences youth outcomes. Fewer qualitative studies have been conducted to understand youth perspectives about their sibling relationships. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine sibling relationships and sibling separation…
Levels of agreement between youth in out‐of‐home care and key adults' ratings of sibling and peer relationships
The current study utilized survey data to determine if respondent characteristics and inter‐rater agreement on measures of important relationships were associated with resilience among child welfare‐involved youth. Youth and key adults (e.g., caregivers or caseworkers) each completed a multidimensional survey of youth well‐being. Both responded to measures of sibling and peer relationships; youth also completed a brief resilience measure. Inter‐r…
More than therapy
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have a cumulative effect on physical, emotional, and social well‐being throughout the life course. ACEs also impact parenting practices, which may contribute to intergenerational cycles of trauma. Access to child mental health services and caregiver social support are two protective factors that may reduce the burden of ACEs. To advance understanding of the relationships between caregiver social support and ch…
Childhood abuse and internalizing symptoms
You matter to me
This study examined the extent to which relationships with biological mothers, foster parents and peers influenced the self‐esteem of adolescents in foster care. A subsample from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well‐Being of adolescents in long‐term foster care was used for this study ( n = 188). The findings indicated that when considering relationships with biological mothers, foster parents and peers and controlling for demographic…
Sibling relationships and internalizing symptoms of youth in foster care
Unheard Voices
Maternal History of Victimization and Adolescent Behaviors
It's complicated.’ Exploring the meaning of sibling relationships of youth in foster care
Youth in foster care may be separated from their sibling(s) for a myriad of reasons. Although empirical attention to sibling relationships has grown, an examination of what sibling(s) mean to children currently in foster care has not occurred. This study used open‐ended survey responses of campers who attended Camp To Belong, a summer camp that reunites children who are separated from their sibling because of their placement in foster care. Six d…
Self-esteem
Mass Trauma in the African American Community
Risk, resilience, and complexity
The experience with independent living services for youth in care and those formerly in care
Sibling relationships of youth in foster care
Sibling Relationship in Foster Care
The sibling relationships of youth in foster care has garnered increased attention over the past few years indicating the potential protective role these relationships can have. Despite this growth, very little is known about how foster parents perceive the sibling relationships of youth in foster care and ways to promote these relationships. Thematic analysis was used to analyze semistructured interviews of 15 foster parents. Three major areas e…
Evaluating the impact of camp-based reunification on the resilience of siblings separated by foster care
More than therapy
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have a cumulative effect on physical, emotional, and social well‐being throughout the life course. ACEs also impact parenting practices, which may contribute to intergenerational cycles of trauma. Access to child mental health services and caregiver social support are two protective factors that may reduce the burden of ACEs. To advance understanding of the relationships between caregiver social support and ch…
Childhood abuse and internalizing symptoms
Trends, Diagnoses, and Hospitalization Costs of Child Abuse and Neglect in the United States of America
We conducted a secondary analysis of the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) to examine child abuse and neglect hospitalization from 1998-2016. The NIS is the largest all-payer, inpatient care database in the United States and is maintained by the Health Care Utilization Project. Participants were youth 18 years and younger with discharged diagnoses of child abuse and neglect from hospitals. The rate of child abuse or neglect hospitalizations did not…
Parental monitoring by foster parents, youth behaviours and the youth–foster parent relationship
Youth in foster care overwhelmingly display heightened risks for both internalizing and externalizing behaviours. Few studies document how and under what conditions foster parents effectively respond to child behaviours. The overarching purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between foster parents' parental monitoring, youth behaviours and foster parent–youth relationship. This study utilized secondary data from National Survey of…
Levels of agreement between youth in out‐of‐home care and key adults' ratings of sibling and peer relationships
The current study utilized survey data to determine if respondent characteristics and inter‐rater agreement on measures of important relationships were associated with resilience among child welfare‐involved youth. Youth and key adults (e.g., caregivers or caseworkers) each completed a multidimensional survey of youth well‐being. Both responded to measures of sibling and peer relationships; youth also completed a brief resilience measure. Inter‐r…
Parent and Caregiver Relationships and Mental Health Symptom Profiles of Youth in Foster Care
ARCCH Model of Resilience
The increasing prevalence and impact of trauma, such as adverse childhood experiences, race-based trauma, and a global pandemic, highlight the critical need for a flexible multisystemic framework of resilience. This manuscript outlines the universality of trauma and resilience and also provides a description of the gaps in existing resilience frameworks that led to the development of a flexible multisystemic resilience framework entitled the ARCC…
The Importance of Sibling Relationships in Buffering Against Depressive Symptoms of Youth in Foster Care
Sibling relationships are among the most influential relationships of one’s life. For youth in foster care, sibling relationships may be particularly important. Using National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) II data, this study tested if higher sibling relationship quality was associated with lower depressive symptoms among youth in foster care, and the interactive effects of relationships with siblings and biological mothers on…
Current caregiver involvement and contact with biological parents are associated with lower externalizing symptoms of youth in out-of-home child welfare placements
Positive family relationships are important for child well-being. However, family relationships are unique for youth in out-of-home child welfare placements because they involve both biological and foster parents. The aim of this study was to test the interactive association between current caregiver involvement and contact with biological parents on youths' externalizing symptoms using a sample representative of youth in out-of-home child welfar…
Examining the Associations Between Childhood Trauma, Resilience, and Depression
Topic of review: Childhood trauma has been associated with increased depression; however, resilience has been found to reduce this association. Method of review: Present analyses were based on multivariate meta-analytical techniques, an extension of univariate meta-analysis. All computations were performed using the metafor package and the metaRmat package from R. Bivariate associations ( r) between trauma, resilience, and depression were utilize…
A multi-year study of camp-based reunification and the well-being of siblings separated by out-of-home care
Camp-based reunification is a developmentally informed approach to strengthen the relationships of siblings in out-of-home care. Little is known about the collective impact of these programs, or if there is a benefit to multiple camp experiences. To address this, data were collected from 2,260 youth who were campers at one of 16 sibling reunification programs in the U.S. or Australia between 2013-2019. Increases in resilience, decreases in siblin…
Sibling Separation
Sibling relationships of youth in foster care are often complicated as many youth are separated from their sibling(s) at one point or another. Quantitative studies have identified ways in which sibling placement influences youth outcomes. Fewer qualitative studies have been conducted to understand youth perspectives about their sibling relationships. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine sibling relationships and sibling separation…
Comparing the Circumplex Model and the Paradigmatic Framework
The circumplex model of marital and family systems (Olson et al., 1979) was developed to bridge the gap between theory, research, and clinical practice (Olson et al., 1989). The Circumplex Model (CM) is based on theoretical ideas from a variety of theorists and researchers who have worked independently (see Olson et al., 2019 for a comprehensive list). From this work, a conceptual clustering of over 200 concepts from both the general and family s…
Psychology (27 works) · Medicine (22 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (19 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (19 works) · Developmental psychology (19 works) · Clinical Psychology (14 works) · Foster care (13 works) · Psychiatry (13 works) · Nursing (11 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works)