Behavior Problems of Children in Kinship Care
Behavior Problems of Children in Kinship Care
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亲属照料儿童的行为问题
DOI：
10.1097/00004703-199312010-00005
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发表时间：
1993
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
D. Harrington
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作者：
H. Dubowitz;S. Zuravin;R. Starr;S. Feigelman;D. Harrington
摘要。越来越多需要家庭外照料的儿童被安置在亲戚家。尽管这项政策很普遍，但对这种被称为亲属照顾的安排中的儿童的研究却很少。本研究的目的是（1）评估儿童在亲属照顾中的行为和（2）确定他们的行为的预测因素。对346名亲属照料儿童的照料者进行了儿童行为量表（CBCL）的调查。背景信息从照顾者和个案工作者那里获得。42%的男孩和28%的女孩总体CBCL评分在临床范围内，而一般人群的预期比例为10%。Logistic回归分析显示，与行为问题显着相关的几个变量，包括：安置的原因，性别，种族，照顾者的孩子的看法，照顾者的教育水平，照顾者和个案工作者之间的联系，长期计划，和孩子的年龄。这些高危儿童在亲属照顾中频繁出现的行为问题表明，他们都应该得到心理健康评估;至少，定期筛查是必要的。J Dev Behav Pediatr 14：386-393，1993.索引术语：亲属照顾，寄养，行为。
ABSTRACT. An increasing number of children needing out-of-home care are being placed with relatives. Despite this pervasive policy, there has been scant research on children in this arrangement called kinship care. The objectives of this study were (1) to assess the behavior of children in kinship care and (2) to identify predictors of their behavior. The caregivers of 346 children in kinship care completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Background information was obtained from caregivers and caseworkers. Forty-two percent of boys and 28% of girls had overall CBCL scores in the clinical range, compared with an expected 10% in the general population. Logistic regressions revealed several variables significantly associated with behavior problems including: reason for placement, gender, race, caregiver's perception of the child, caregiver's educational level, number of contacts between caregiver and caseworker, long-term plan, and child's age. The frequent behavior problems among these high-risk children in kinship care suggest they all deserve mental health evaluations; at a minimum, periodic screening is indicated. J Dev Behav Pediatr 14:386–393, 1993. Index terms: kinship care, foster care, behavior.