Exploring children’s perspectives of engagement with their carers using factor analysis

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• 作者：Tania Withington^a ; ^b ; ^{tania.withington@health.qld.gov.au} ; Ray Duplock^c ; ^{r.duplock@qut.edu.au} ; Judith Burton^d ; ^{j.burton@qut.edu.au} ; Areana Eivers^e ; ^{a.eivers@qut.edu.au} ; Bob Lonne^f ; ^{blonne@une.edu.au}
• 关键词：Child engagement ; Child perspective ; Factor analysis ; Out-of-home care ; Placement stability
• 刊名：Child Abuse & Neglect
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：63
• 期：Complete
• 页码：41-50
• 全文大小：679 K
• 卷排序：63

文摘

Positive engagement between a child and carer in out-of-home care is understood to have long-term benefits for children who have experienced abuse or neglect. This study analysed data from the ‘Views of Children and Young People in Foster Care 2009′ survey of 937 children in out-of-home care in Queensland, Australia, to identify factors that supported or hindered engagement between a child and carer. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and structural regression were used. Findings suggest that children’s engagement with their carer is influenced by a range of internal and external factors including child characteristics, the care experience, contact with biological parents, and placement trajectory. Child engagement is important because it is central to positive outcomes such as placement stability in out-of-home care. Implications for policy and practice include the need for a structural response that supports building and maintaining positive child-carer relationships.