Supporting older youth in care
The role of caregivers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11940499 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Greggory J Cullen (0000-0001-6743-2279, Mount Royal University, corresponding author), Greggory Cullen (Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 57-81 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Adoption & Fostering (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-5759 • E-ISSN: 1740-469X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/03085759231216068 |
| OpenAlex | W4393037863 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 51 |
Adolescents living in care are vulnerable to a range of negative outcomes. Although the mental health and substance use problems of foster youth are widely documented, significantly less research examines the influence of caregivers on these two dimensions of health and wellbeing. Given the importance of caregivers to the development of adolescents in child welfare, the present study investigates the relationship between caregiver characteristics, caregiver attachment and placement type on mental health and substance use. The sample consists of 1,093 young people taken from the 2016 Ontario Looking After Children project who are between 16 and 17 years of age. Findings suggest that caregiver attachment, caregiver gender and the caregiver’s school expectations are all significantly associated with mental health and substance use among this population. Results will inform child welfare professionals about a number of risk-predictive factors of mental health and substance use problems among a sample of young people preparing to transition to adulthood. These findings will help service providers design policies and intervention strategies to improve the future outcomes of youth involved in child welfare
Developmental psychology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Family Support in Illness · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology
Family Structure, Family Processes, and Adolescent Delinquency
Mental Health Need and Access to Mental Health Services by Youths Involved With Child Welfare
Substance use and abuse among older youth in foster care
Placement Stability and Mental Health Costs for Children in Foster Care
Mental Illness and Mental Health
Continuities and discontinuities in psychopathology between childhood and adult life
The Relationship of Level of Positive Mental Health With Current Mental Disorders in Predicting Suicidal Behavior and Academic Impairment in College Students
Evaluation of the mental health continuum–short form (MHC–SF) in setswana‐speaking South Africans
Placement Instability and Risky Behaviors of Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
Children and youth in foster care
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Preventive Impacts of Group Homes in Higher Income Neighborhoods
Mental Health Outcomes of Youth In-Care
Multiple Imputation for Nonresponse in Surveys
High Self‐Control Predicts Good Adjustment, Less Pathology, Better Grades, and Interpersonal Success
High prevalence of exposure to the child welfare system among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting
Key factors and characteristics of successful resource parents who care for older youth
Substance use among current and former foster youth
Systematic Review of Kinship Care Effects on Safety, Permanency, and Well-Being Outcomes
Juvenile delinquency in child welfare
Examining the influence of caregiver ethnicity on youth placed in out of home care
Tomorrow is another problem”
Risk and protective factors for depression and substance use in an adolescent child welfare sample
Helping youth in care succeed
Children in substitute care
Lost in transition
Prevalence and timing of diagnosable mental health, alcohol, and substance use problems among older adolescents in the child welfare system
Understanding contextual effects on externalizing behaviors in children in out-of-home care
Foster youth and crime
The Effect of Additional Child Support Income on the Risk of Child Maltreatment
Parental Attachments and Delinquency
Family Relationships and Delinquency
Social Relationships and Health
Happiness is everything, or is it? Explorations on the meaning of psychological well-being
The structure of psychological well-being revisited
Understanding Social Network Disruption
Somebody's Children or Nobody's Children? How the Sociological Perspective Could Enliven Research on Foster Care
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |