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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2021

Predictors of quality of life among youths in foster care-a 5-year prospective follow-up study.

Marit Larsen, Anouk Goemans, Valborg Baste, Tom F Wilderjans, Stine Lehmann

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Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Marit LarsenRegional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Nygårdstangen, Postbox 22, 5838, Bergen, Norway. mala@norceresearch.no.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1965-4410
Anouk GoemansInstitute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0585-2387
Valborg BasteNORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Bergen, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6640-9747
Tom F WilderjansMethodology and Statistics Research Unit, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Leiden University, Pieter de la Court Building, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1677-4938
Stine LehmannRegional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Nygårdstangen, Postbox 22, 5838, Bergen, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3660-0601
NORCE Research AS · NOLeiden University · NL

Funding

Norges Forskningsråd 256598Stiftelsen Dam 149980
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeFew studies have investigated possible predictors of positive outcomes for youths in foster care. The aim of this prospective follow-up study was to examine quality of life (QoL) among youths in foster care and to assess whether contextual and child factors predicted QoL.

methodsOnline questionnaires were completed by carers in Norway in 2012 (T1, n = 236, child age 6-12 years) and by youths and carers in 2017 (T2, n = 405, youth age 11-18 years). We received responses on 116 of the youths at both T1 and T2, and our final sample consisted of 525 youths with responses from T1 and/or T2. Child welfare caseworkers reported preplacement maltreatment and service use at T1. We assessed mental health and prosocial behavior at T1 by having carers complete the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire and QoL at T2 with youth-reported KIDSCREEN-27. We analyzed the data using descriptive statistics, t-tests and multiple linear regressions, and we used multiple imputation to handle missing data.

resultsYouths in foster care had lower QoL across all dimensions compared to a Swedish general youth sample. QoL scores among our sample were similar to Norwegian youths with ill or substance abusing parents and to European norm data. Youths reported the highest QoL scores on the parent relations and autonomy dimension. Male gender, younger age, kinship care and prosocial behavior five years earlier predicted higher QoL.

conclusionSimilar to other at-risk youths, youths in foster care seem to have lower QoL than the general Scandinavian population. Despite early adversities, they had good relations with their current carers. Adolescent girls seem especially vulnerable to low QoL and might need extra support to have good lives in foster care.

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AdolescentChildChild, FosterFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleNorwayProspective StudiesQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsFoster carePredictorsProspective studyQoLQuality of lifeYouth

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