Kinship Foster Care Among African American Youth
Interaction Effects at Multiple Contextual Levels
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11214569 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne K Rufa (0000-0003-0337-8263, DePaul University, corresponding author), Patrick J Fowler (0000-0002-3941-3916, Washington University in St. Louis) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 26-40 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Service Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0148-8376 • E-ISSN: 1540-7314 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01488376.2015.1077187 |
| PMID | 26924865 |
| OpenAlex | W2239446690 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 47 |
This study investigated the effects of kinship foster care on mental health outcomes among African American youth. Longitudinal data were used from a nationally representative sample of children and adolescents who were the subject of child protective services investigation from 1999 to 2000 ( n =5,501). The secondary analyses focused on African American youth ( n =225) placed into foster care. In structured interviews, current caregivers reported on youth internalizing and externalizing behaviors immediately following placement into out-of-home care and 18-months later. Path analysis tested a theoretical model that compared placements with kin to other formal out-of-home arrangements in context of setting characteristics, including aspects of caregiver and neighborhood disorder. Results suggested significant increases in internalizing symptoms over time for youth with more baseline mental health problems, as well as those placed in more distressed neighborhoods. Increased externalizing symptoms occurred among youth with greater baseline behavior problems, those placed in more problematic neighborhoods, and youth who experienced a placement change between assessments. Additionally, a combination of placement characteristics predicted increases in externalizing problems; youth placed in kinship foster care with older caregivers in poorer health exhibited greater increases in externalizing problems. Findings highlighted important contextual considerations for out-of-home placement among African American youth
African american · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Foster care · Kinship · Kinship care · Longitudinal study · Mental health · Psychiatry · Sociology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Clinical Psychology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology
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Kinship Care and Child Protection in High-Income Countries
Am I a Successful Adult? Exploring the Influence of Ethnic Diversity in Defining Success among Former Foster Youth
Examination of Child Placement, Emotional, Behavioral and Attachment Problems Among Children with Caregiver-Perpetrated Trauma Histories
Children's mental health and its predictors in kinship and non-kinship foster care
Psychosocial factors and behavioral health outcomes among children in Foster and Kinship care
Longitudinal trajectories of behavioral problems among children in out-of-home care
Intersection of race and religion for youth in foster care
Latent class analysis of adverse outcomes for youth transitioning out of foster care and early risk factors
The relationships between child well-being, caregiving stress, and social engagement among informal and formal kinship care families
Kinship care first? Factors associated with placement moves in out-of-home care
Multilevel Analysis
Racial Bias in Child Protection? A Comparison of Competing Explanations Using National Data
Mental Health Need and Access to Mental Health Services by Youths Involved With Child Welfare
Predictors of Placement Moves Among Children With and Without Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Children in foster care
How neighborhoods influence child maltreatment
Health Care Needs of Children in the Foster Care System
A 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey
Neighborhood Residence and Mental Health Problems of 5- to 11-Year-Olds
The Influence of Caregiver Depression on Children in Non-relative Foster Care Versus Kinship Care Placements
Propensity Score Matching Strategies for Evaluating the Success of Child and Family Service Programs
The Shortform Assessment for Children
Kinship care and sibling placement
Kinship and non-kinship foster care
Children in kinship care
African American extended families and kinship care
Kinship foster care
African American children in the child welfare and kinship system
Does the child welfare system serve the neediest kinship care families
Research on kinship foster care
Kinship family foster care
Kin and non-kin foster care—findings from a National Survey
Racial disproportionality in reported and substained child abuse and nelgect
Kinship foster care and the risk of juvenile delinquency
Foster parent and teacher assessments of youth in kinship and non-kinship foster care placements
A comparison of kinship foster homes and foster family homes
Placement movement in out-of-home care
Kinship foster family type and placement discharge outcomes
True ambivalence
Competencies and problem behaviors of children in family foster care
Kinship foster parents' perceptions of factors that promote or inhibit successful fostering
Placement stability in kinship and non-kin foster care
Kinship care
Pathways to and From Homelessness and Associated Psychosocial Outcomes Among Adolescents Leaving the Foster Care System
Moving to Opportunity
Kinship Care for African American Children
Alternative Ways of Assessing Model Fit
| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |