Journey towards independent living
Resilience processes of women leaving residential care in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12601320 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adrian D Van Breda (0000-0002-9984-9180, University of Johannesburg, corresponding author), Joyce Hlungwani (0000-0003-3337-2778, University of Johannesburg) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 604-622 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Youth Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-6261 • E-ISSN: 1469-9680 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13676261.2018.1523541 |
| OpenAlex | W2889734323 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 38 |
Among the many youth transitioning to young adulthood, a group that has been found to be particularly vulnerable is young people transitioning out of care, particularly residential care. Research on this population of youth has burgeoned over the past few decades, but in South Africa it remains limited. This article focuses on the resilience processes that facilitate better transitions of young women out of care and towards independent living. It replicates the research design of a previous study with young men, with the aim of determining to what extent the resilience process of young women are similar to those of men. A sample of nine women was purposively selected, interviewed in-depth and data analysed using grounded theory methods. The findings indicate that the same resilience process found among male care-leavers are evident also in the narratives of female care-leavers, confirming the findings of the previous study. However, these processes had a slightly stronger relational focus among women than was seen among men. The authors conclude that similar resilience-building programmes can be implemented to prepare both males and females for leaving care
Care work · Focus group · Narrative · Population · Psychological resilience · Residential care · Sample (material · Sociology · Work (physics · Child Welfare and Adoption · Demography · Family Support in Illness · Gender Studies · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
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Experiences of Young People Leaving Children's Homes as a Form of Institutional Care
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Contextualised responsiveness
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From resilient girls to (more) resilient women
I had a shitty past; I want a great future.”
Transition from care
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Social Ecologies and Their Contribution to Resilience
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A review of sex differences in peer relationship processes
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Life after institutional care
Research review
The Youth Ecological-Resilience Scale
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Male care-leavers' transfer of social skills from care into independent living in South Africa
Building and utilising resilience
Constructing a global understanding of the social ecology of leaving out of home care
The contribution of resilience to one-year independent living outcomes of care-leavers in South Africa
Functioning of Israeli group-homes alumni
Poverty to more poverty
Gender differences in perceptions of aftercare supports and services
Future Expectations as a Source of Resilience among Young People Leaving Care
Naturalistic inquiry
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |