Characteristics of the Social Support Networks of Maltreated Youth: Exploring the Effects of Maltreatment Experience and Foster Placement.
Characteristics of the Social Support Networks of Maltreated Youth: Exploring the Effects of Maltreatment Experience and Foster Placement.
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受虐待青少年的社会支持网络的特征：探索虐待经历和寄养安置的影响。
DOI：
10.1111/sode.12102
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2015
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Trickett,PenelopeK
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Negriff,Sonya;James,Adam;Trickett,PenelopeK
人们对虐待青少年的社会支持网络知之甚少，也不知道寄养青少年与那些留在父母身边的青少年如何比较(S)。研究对象包括：(1)受虐待青少年和对照青少年，(2)仍与亲生父母在一起的受虐待青少年、寄养父母的青少年、或有亲属照顾者的青少年，以及(3)稳定安置的青少年和改变安置的青少年。数据来自454名青少年(241名男孩，注册时年龄在9-13岁之间)的样本，他们参与了一项关于虐待儿童的纵向研究。参与者大约相隔一年完成三次评估。结果显示，平均而言，受虐待的青少年在他们的网络中点名的人明显少于对照青少年。在时间2，对比青少年报告了更多的同龄朋友。在虐待组中，有养父母的年轻人报告的年长朋友明显多于受到虐待的有亲属照顾者的年轻人。在所有三个时间点，在社会支持问卷上提到亲生父母的受虐青年较少。更多接受亲属照顾的年轻人认为他们的照顾者比那些接受寄养的年轻人更支持他们。这些发现表明，尽管安置历史不同，但受到虐待的青少年之间的社会支持网络非常相似。
Little is known about the social support networks of maltreated youth or how youth in foster care may compare with those who remain with their parent(s). Social network characteristics and perceived social support were examined between (1) maltreated and comparison youth, (2) maltreated youth who remained with their biological parent, those with a foster parent, or a those with a kin caregiver, and (3) youth in stable placements and those who have changed placements. Data came from a sample of 454 adolescents (241 boys, 9–13 years old at enrollment) who took part in a longitudinal study of child maltreatment. Participants completed three assessments approximately 1 year apart. Results showed that on average, maltreated adolescents named significantly fewer people in their network than comparison adolescents. At Time 2, comparison adolescents reported more same‐aged friends. In the maltreatment group, youth with a foster parent reported significantly more older friends than maltreated youth with a kin caregiver. Fewer maltreated youth named a biological parent on the social support questionnaire at all three time points. More youth in kinship care described their caregiver as supportive than those in foster care. These findings indicate that despite heterogeneous placement histories, social support networks among maltreated youth were very similar.