Bonding With Adolescents in Foster Care
Perspectives of Foster Parents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2348545 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alicia Nicoleau-Poliard (0000-0002-5746-5920, Loma Linda University, corresponding author), Curtis A Fox (Loma Linda University), Diadrey-Anne Sealy, Diadrey‐Anne Sealy (0000-0001-9395-7888, Loma Linda University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1516-1540 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0192513x231181362 |
| OpenAlex | W4379387332 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
Adolescents in foster care are removed from their families of origin and are placed with foster families for temporary care until they are able to be granted a more permanent placement. This purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the bonding experience of adolescents in foster care = with their foster parents. This study included 10 foster parents who had an African-American adolescent between the ages of 12 to 18 in their care. Interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. The analysis began with coding to develop an understanding of the bonding experiences between adolescents and their foster parents. Four processes emerged that seemed to influence bonding: communicating in conflict with empathy or assertion, sharing personal time, creating rituals, and offering support. Foster parents appeared to demonstrate the processes when there was a focus on the adolescent being a part of the family. This present study has implications for theory, research, and practice
Assertion · Developmental psychology · Empathy · Foster care · Foster parents · Qualitative research · Sociology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child Welfare and Adoption · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
Object Relations, Dependency, and Attachment
Understanding Identity Development and Spirituality in African American Female Adolescents through Their Foster Care Experience
Functional Adaptation to Foster Care
Fostering self‐esteem
Providing a secure base for LGBTQ young people in foster care
Challenging behaviour in out‐of‐home care
Growing up in foster care
The Importance of the Caregiver and Adolescent Relationship for Mental Health Outcomes Among Youth in Foster Care
Children's adjustment to long-term foster care
Girls in foster care
Promoting relationship building and connection
Externalizing problems in young foster children
Foster Parents’ State of Mind With Respect to Attachment
Meeting the emotional needs of infants and toddlers in foster care
Cautious Belonging
Disconnection and Dislocation
A Sense of Belonging
Attachments beyond infancy
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |