Foster children as young adults
Many motherless, fatherless or orphaned: a Swedish national cohort study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12569747 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eva Franzén (National Board of Health and Welfare), Bo Vinnerljung (Stockholm University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 254-263 |
| Publication date | 2006-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Child & Family Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-7500 • E-ISSN: 1365-2206 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2006.00424.x |
| OpenAlex | W2072724834 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 21 |
We examined prevalence of parental deaths among former out‐of‐home care youths at age 18 and 25, and odds of parental loss compared with peers from similar socio‐economic childhood backgrounds. The study utilized Swedish national register data for 12 entire birth cohorts (1972–1983), 35 550 former out‐of‐home care youths and 1 138 726 cohort peers without out‐of‐home care experiences. Logistic regression models were used to compute odds ratios for parental loss through death. It was especially common among former residents of long‐term out‐of‐home care to be motherless (11%), fatherless (11–13%) or orphaned (3–4%) at age 18, compared with non‐foster care peers (1%, 3% and 0.03%). Twenty‐six per cent had lost at least one parent (4% among non‐foster care peers). At age 25, the figures had increased considerably; 36% had lost at least one parent, compared with 7% in the majority population. Adjusted odds ratios for parental loss among long‐term care youth were strikingly high, particularly for having a deceased mother. In short‐term and intermediate care, most youths with deceased parents had suffered parental loss before entering foster care. For youth from long‐term care, parental death after start of placement was most common
Cohort · Cohort study · Foster care · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Paternal care · Population · Sociology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Demography · Family Support in Illness · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
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| Citations per year | 1.26 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |