What do we know about the impact of stress on foster carers and contributing factors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11941545 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emma J Adams (0000-0002-5444-6951, Canterbury Christ Church University), Emma Adams (Canterbury Christ Church University), Alex Hassett (0000-0002-9905-1056, Canterbury Christ Church University), Alexander R Hassett (Canterbury Christ Church University), Virginia Lumsden (North East London NHS Foundation Trust, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 338-353 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-01 |
| 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 | 10.1177/0308575918799956 |
| OpenAlex | W2903680527 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 31 |
Research has highlighted the many challenges that foster carers face in caring for children who have experienced adversity and has charted a growing mismatch between the numbers of children needing placements and the availability of carers. This review synthesises and evaluates the current empirical evidence on the causes and consequences of stress experienced by foster carers and the factors that lessen or increase it. PsychINFO, ASSIA, Web of Science and Google Scholar were searched for relevant studies, 15 of which met the specific inclusion criteria. The factors identified included both system variables, such as working in a wider service framework, and individual ones, such as children’s behaviour. One consequence of this stress was reduced foster carer retention. Scrutiny of the papers also revealed methodological issues related to sampling, research design and cultural variability. Topics for future research were identified, especially an analysis of the perspectives of people involved in the system around foster carers, such as social workers and the carers’ birth children. Clinical implications were also highlighted, most notably the promotion and provision of effective training and support and the development of integrated ways of working with services and foster carers’ families
Inclusion (mineral · Promotion (chess · Scrutiny · Service (business · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child Welfare and Adoption · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Child and adolescent anxiety in relation to the type of foster family
Parenting Behaviors and Parental Stress Among Foster Parents
Processing the Removal and Managing the Moves or Removals of Foster Children
Examining the Impact of Covid-19 on Parental Stress
Foster Caregiving and Child Outcomes in relative and non-relative Foster families
Group dynamics in the delivery of the Reflective Fostering Programme
Developing a group-based psychoeducation intervention for adoptive parents and foster carers in a specialist child and adolescent mental health service setting
Experiences of foster carers remotely accessing the children in care (CIC) consultation model during the Covid-19 pandemic
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The impact of foster children's behavioural problems on Flemish foster mothers' parenting behaviour
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Foster carer perceptions of support and training in the context of high burden of care
Making Sense
Parenting stress and parenting behavior among foster mothers of foster children with externalizing problems
Foster parents' coping style and attitudes toward parenting
Length of service for foster parents
Concept-mapping the challenges faced by foster parents
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Factors associated with foster carer well-being, satisfaction and intention to continue providing out-of-home care
Foster Carer Strain and its Impact on Parenting and Placement Outcomes for Adolescents
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Hope for the Future
| Unique citing works | 27 |
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| Citations per year | 4,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |