Agency, participation in decision making and wellbeing among care leavers in care system
A quantitative mediation study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11339770 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alessandro Pepe (0000-0001-8860-0702, University of Milano-Bicocca, corresponding author), Elisabetta Biffi (0000-0002-1920-2185, University of Milano-Bicocca), Chiara Carla Montà (0000-0002-1852-0093, University of Milano-Bicocca), Caterina Arciprete (0000-0002-7394-2248, University of Florence), M Biggeri (0000-0001-7986-380X, University of Florence) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 160 |
| Pages | 107500 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children and Youth Services Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0190-7409 • E-ISSN: 1873-7765 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107500 |
| OpenAlex | W4392659039 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 55 |
Care leavers are young people who have grown up in the care system, either in foster care or in residential care homes in transition from care to adulthood. They are a vulnerable group, with a high risk of negative outcomes such as poor mental health. The development of agency and the promotion of well-being are two of the most important aspects of the psychological and educational intervention with care leavers. The purpose of this quantitative study is to investigate the relationship between agency and well-being in a group of care leavers (N = 48) recruited from the alternative care services offered by the cities of Florence and Prato and involved in the Caring project. The study employed the World Health Organization's Well-Being Index (WHO-5), Participation in Decision Making Scale and Schneider's Agency Scale as quantitative sources of data. The data were analyzed using structural equation modelling controlled for demographic data. The findings show that participation in decision making fully mediated the positive association between dispositional agency and well-being. The conclusions are discussed in terms of integrated practical recommendations for professionals concerned with care leaver protection and the development of psychological and educational interventions
Agency (philosophy · Health care · Intervention (counseling · Mediation · Mental health · Political science · Promotion (chess · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Scale (ratio · Sociology · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology
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Adolescent Well-Being
The WHO-5 Well-Being Index
Well-Being, Agency and Freedom
Assessing Cutoff Values of SEM Fit Indices
The Effect of Estimation Methods on SEM Fit Indices
Agency and Participation in Childhood and Youth
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| Citations per year | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |