This is my child: Differences among foster parents in commitment to their young children
This is my child: Differences among foster parents in commitment to their young children
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DOI：
10.1177/1077559506291263
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发表时间：
2006-11-01
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Lindhiem, Oliver
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作者：
Dozier, Mary;Lindhiem, Oliver
在这项研究中，作者研究了与寄养母亲对年幼寄养儿童（年龄从5个月到5岁不等）的承诺水平相关的变量。承诺的评估采用了半结构化的访谈，称为“这是我的宝贝”访谈（TIMB;贝茨和多齐耶，1998）。在84个寄养父母-子女的二人组中，寄养过更多孩子的寄养母亲比寄养过更少孩子的寄养母亲表现出更低的承诺水平。承诺也与儿童年龄的安置，寄养父母表现出更高的承诺水平，儿童谁被放置在年轻的年龄比儿童谁被放置在老年人。承诺预测的稳定性的关系，与更高水平的承诺与更大的可能性采用或长期安置。这些结果表明，设计一个儿童福利制度，将提高照顾者的能力，致力于他们所照顾的儿童的重要性。
In this study, the authors examined variables associated with foster mothers' level of commitment to their young foster children, who ranged in age from 5 months to 5 years. Commitment was assessed using a semistructured interview known as the "This Is My Baby" interview (TIMB; Bates & Dozier, 1998). Among 84 foster parent-child dyads, foster mothers who had fostered more children previously showed lower levels of commitment than did foster mothers who had fostered fewer children. Commitment also was associated with child age at placement, with foster Parents showing higher levels of commitment to children who were placed at younger ages than to children who were placed at older ages. Commitment predicted the stability of the relationship, with higher levels of commitment associated with a greater likelihood of adoption or long-term placement. These results suggest the importance of designing a child welfare system that will enhance caregivers' ability to commit to the children for whom they provide care.