The psychological experiences of foster mothers of adolescent children

Bibliographic Data

ID15345716
AuthorsKeolebogile Betty Mosimege (University of Pretoria, corresponding author), F J A Snyders (University of Pretoria), Frederik Snyders (University of Pretoria)
Year2018
Volume28
Issue2
Pages152-156
Publication date2018-03-04
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14330237.2018.1455305
OpenAlexW2804536601
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited15

The present study explored the psychological experiences of foster mothers who were fostering adolescents abandoned by their biological parents and whose parents had passed away. A purposive sample of 20 foster mothers (age range 25 to 83 years) was informants. They completed semi-structured interviews on their experiences of providing care to foster children. Thematic analysis of the data revealed the following themes: structure of the support system, crisis management, relationships management, and resilience with spirituality as coping mechanisms. Foster parenting of adolescent children requires qualities of perseverance, love, humility, and faith in carers

Coping (psychology · Developmental psychology · Faith · Foster care · Foster parents · Humility · Nonprobability sampling · Population · Psychological resilience · Qualitative research · Spirituality · Thematic analysis · Child Welfare and Adoption · Clinical Psychology · Family and Disability Support Research · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology

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