Promoting Well-Being Through Relationship Building: The Role of Smartphone Technology in Foster Care
Promoting Well-Being Through Relationship Building: The Role of Smartphone Technology in Foster Care
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DOI：
10.1080/15228835.2016.1168761
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发表时间：
2016-01-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Alford, Keith A.
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作者：
Denby, Ramona W.;Gomez, Efren;Alford, Keith A.
考虑到寄养青少年面临的巨大风险因素，一个联邦示范项目试图增加他们的保护因素，减轻他们的不良经历。建立和维持健康关系的能力是一个关键的保护因素，因为它有助于青年应对生活中的挑战，特别是那些因照顾而产生的未解决的损失和悲伤所带来的挑战。本研究以关系胜任力框架为指导。这些青少年获得了智能手机，他们的社会服务提供者获得了一个基于网络的应用程序，旨在增加寄养青少年、他们的提供者和他们的导师之间的沟通。调查结果揭示了与使用智能手机相关的几个有利结果，但也有几个意想不到的负面后果。建议平衡青年，青年和供应商的需求，立场和权利进行了讨论。同样，作者讨论了这项研究对利用智能手机技术提高年轻人体验健康关系的能力的项目开发的影响。
Mindful of the tremendous risk factors that foster youths encounter, a federal demonstration project sought to increase their protective factors and to mitigate their adverse experiences. The ability to form and maintain healthy relationships is a key protective factor as it helps youths navigate life's challenges, especially those challenges that result from unresolved loss and grief as a result of being in care. The study was guided by a relational competence framework. The youths were issued smartphones, and their social service providers were given a Web-based application designed to increase communication between the foster youths, their providers, and their mentors. Findings reveal several favorable outcomes associated with the use of the smartphones but also several unintended negative consequences. Recommendations for balancing youths', caregivers', and providers' needs, positions, and rights are discussed. Likewise, the authors discuss the study's implications for program development that utilizes smartphone technology to increase youths' ability to experience healthy relationships.