Associations between intensity of child welfare involvement and child development among young children in child welfare.
Associations between intensity of child welfare involvement and child development among young children in child welfare.
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儿童福利参与强度与幼儿儿童发展之间的关联。
DOI：
10.1016/j.chiabu.2008.07.008
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发表时间：
2009
影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Leslie,LaurelK
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作者：
Stahmer,AubynC;Hurlburt,Michael;Horwitz,SarahMcCue;Landsverk,John;Zhang,Jinjin;Leslie,LaurelK
目的 使用国家概率样本，根据儿童福利 (CW) 参与强度，研究儿童福利 (CW) 中儿童随时间的发展和行为状态。方法 作为国家儿童和青少年福祉调查 (NSCAW) 的一部分，收集了 CW 机构调查的 1,049 名 12-47 个月大儿童的数据，以了解可能存在的虐待或忽视情况。分析使用描述性统计数据，根据一段时间内 CW 参与强度（在家中提供 CW 服务、在家中没有 CW 服务或户外护理）来表征四个领域（发育/认知、语言、适应性功能和行为）的发育和行为状态。采用多变量分析来检验自变量（年龄、性别、家庭环境、种族/民族、虐待史、CW 参与强度）与后续领域评分之间的关系。 结果平均而言，随着时间的推移，儿童的发育/认知、沟通/语言状态有所改善，但这些改善并不因 CW 参与强度而有所不同。分析显示，随着时间的推移，家庭环境与语言和适应性行为标准分数的变化之间存在正相关关系，但行为状态变化的预测因素很少。 CW 参与强度与初始发育/认知状态之间存在交互作用。结论在各个领域，CW 参与强度似乎对发育和行为状态的变化没有显着影响，尽管对于初始认知/发育状态非常低的儿童来说，户外护理确实与儿童的发育/认知状态存在差异关系。促进 CW 儿童的发展可能需要为留在家中的儿童和寄养儿童提供支持性的、丰富的照料环境。实践意义儿童福利所了解的学步儿童和学龄前儿童，无论是否被带离家中，都可能会遇到发展困难。如果儿童福利工作者接受过培训，能够筛查寄养儿童和留在家里的儿童的发育、语言、适应性行为和行为困难，将会有所帮助。为亲生、寄养和亲属照顾者提供额外支持以鼓励发育对于获得关键的发育技能非常重要，特别是对于有发育困难的儿童。
OBJECTIVETo examine developmental and behavioral status of children in child welfare (CW) over time, by intensity of CW involvement using a national probability sample.METHODSAs part of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAW), data were collected on 1,049 children 12–47 months old investigated by CW agencies for possible abuse or neglect. Analyses used descriptive statistics to characterize developmental and behavioral status across four domains (developmental/cognitive, language, adaptive functioning, and behavior) by intensity of CW involvement (in-home with CW services, in-home with no CW services or out-of-home care) over time. Multivariate analyses were used to examine the relationship between independent variables (age, gender, home environment, race/ethnicity, maltreatment history, intensity of CW involvement) and follow-up domain scores.RESULTSOn average, children improved in developmental/cognitive, communication/language status over time, but these improvements did not differ by intensity of CW involvement. Analyses revealed a positive relationship between the home environment and change in language and adaptive behavior standard scores over time, and few predictors of change in behavioral status. An interaction between intensity of CW involvement and initial developmental/cognitive status was present.CONCLUSIONSAcross domains, intensity of CW involvement does not appear to have a significant effect on change in developmental and behavioral status, although out-of-home care does have differential relationships with children's developmental/cognitive status for those with very low initial cognitive/developmental status. Facilitating development in children in CW may require supportive, enriched care environments both for children remaining at home and those in foster care.PRACTICE IMPLICATIONSToddler and preschool age children known to child welfare are likely to have difficulties with development whether they are removed from their homes or not. It would be helpful if child welfare workers were trained to screen for developmental, language, adaptive behavior and behavioral difficulties in children in foster care, and those remaining at home. Additional support for biological, foster, and kinship caregivers in encouraging development is important for the attainment of critical developmental skills, especially for children with developmental difficulties.
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作者：
J. Kelly;C. Booth
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发表时间：
1993
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作者：
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作者：
Leslie, LK;Gordon, JN;Gist, K
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Gist, K
影响因子：
4.8
作者：
Benedict, MI;Zuravin, S;Brandt, D
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寄养安置可以改善儿童的功能。
影响因子：
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作者：
Horwitz,SM;Balestracci,KM;Simms,MD
通讯作者：
Simms,MD