Jennifer Driscoll
Biographic Data
| ID | 92244 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer Driscoll |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer |
| FAMILY NAME | Driscoll |
| SIGNATURE | DRISCOLL J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Child Studies, King's College, University of London, UK |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Strangers and estrangement
Many young people ageing out of state care continue to experience very poor life outcomes. Based on research following 21 care leavers aged 15–18 over three years, this article charts how children’s experiences in troubled birth families are often compounded in care by multiple placement moves, the gradual disintegration of sibling units over time and troubling relationships with the adults charged with their care. It considers the effects of liv…
Making up Lost Ground
Looked after children continue to perform poorly at school compared to their peers and care leavers are at increased risk of unemployment and poverty. Although there is a growing body of research on their education and recent studies have identified the factors associated with successful educational outcomes, less attention has been paid to whether, and if so how, the majority of children finishing Key Stage 4 1 with disappointing qualifications …
Speaking of Cancer
(2006). Speaking of Cancer: Outrage and the (Non)Breasted Woman. a/b: Auto/Biography Studies: Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 197-221
Attachment as a Function of Parental and Partner Approach-Avoidance Tendencies
This two-part investigation develops a new scale of parental attachment that includes the previously under examined form of role reversal, or being a caregiver for one's parent, and explores the contention that romantic attachment is more dyadic than originally conceived, in that it is a function of an interaction between parental attachment style and specific partner romantic attachment style. It was expected that the most secure partners would …
Making up Lost Ground
Looked after children continue to perform poorly at school compared to their peers and care leavers are at increased risk of unemployment and poverty. Although there is a growing body of research on their education and recent studies have identified the factors associated with successful educational outcomes, less attention has been paid to whether, and if so how, the majority of children finishing Key Stage 4 1 with disappointing qualifications …
Attachment as a Function of Parental and Partner Approach-Avoidance Tendencies
This two-part investigation develops a new scale of parental attachment that includes the previously under examined form of role reversal, or being a caregiver for one's parent, and explores the contention that romantic attachment is more dyadic than originally conceived, in that it is a function of an interaction between parental attachment style and specific partner romantic attachment style. It was expected that the most secure partners would …
Strangers and estrangement
Many young people ageing out of state care continue to experience very poor life outcomes. Based on research following 21 care leavers aged 15–18 over three years, this article charts how children’s experiences in troubled birth families are often compounded in care by multiple placement moves, the gradual disintegration of sibling units over time and troubling relationships with the adults charged with their care. It considers the effects of liv…
Attachment as a Function of Parental and Partner Approach-Avoidance Tendencies
This two-part investigation develops a new scale of parental attachment that includes the previously under examined form of role reversal, or being a caregiver for one's parent, and explores the contention that romantic attachment is more dyadic than originally conceived, in that it is a function of an interaction between parental attachment style and specific partner romantic attachment style. It was expected that the most secure partners would …
Speaking of Cancer
(2006). Speaking of Cancer: Outrage and the (Non)Breasted Woman. a/b: Auto/Biography Studies: Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 197-221
Making up Lost Ground
Looked after children continue to perform poorly at school compared to their peers and care leavers are at increased risk of unemployment and poverty. Although there is a growing body of research on their education and recent studies have identified the factors associated with successful educational outcomes, less attention has been paid to whether, and if so how, the majority of children finishing Key Stage 4 1 with disappointing qualifications …
Strangers and estrangement
Many young people ageing out of state care continue to experience very poor life outcomes. Based on research following 21 care leavers aged 15–18 over three years, this article charts how children’s experiences in troubled birth families are often compounded in care by multiple placement moves, the gradual disintegration of sibling units over time and troubling relationships with the adults charged with their care. It considers the effects of liv…
Developmental psychology (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (2 works) · Family Support in Illness (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Political science (2 works)