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The Role of Placement History and Current Family Environment in Children's Aggression in Foster Care.
- Source :
- Journal of Child & Family Studies; Apr2017, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p1135-1150, 16p, 5 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Predictors of the physical and relational aggressive behavior of children in foster care were examined ( N = 160, 50.9% male, M age = 7.57, SD = 2.39). First, predictors representative of children's placement histories were examined in relation to the children's aggression at T1. Next, predictors representing characteristics of the current family environment were examined in relation to the children's aggression at T2 (4 months later). Results revealed that a greater number of prior group home placements and being in a non-kinship home were associated with higher physical aggression at T1. A greater number of prior group home placements, a fewer number of regular home placements, being in a non-kinship home, and prior removal from the home due to neglect were associated with higher relational aggression at T1. The results also revealed that higher foster sibling relational aggression at T1 predicted lower child physical aggression at T2. If foster siblings were biological children of the foster parent, higher levels of a foster sibling's physical aggression at T1 predicted reduced child physical aggression at T2. The opposite pattern was observed if foster siblings were not biological children of the foster parent. Lastly, longer time in the current placement, more children in the home, and the presence of a sibling that was a biological child of the parent predicted higher child relational aggression at T2. These findings provide initial insights into how placement history and current family environment are associated with the physical and relational aggressive behavior of children in foster care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PSYCHOLOGY of foster children
AGGRESSION (Psychology) in children
BEHAVIOR disorders in children
FORECASTING
HOME environment
SIBLINGS
FOSTER home care
BIOLOGICAL children of foster parents
PSYCHOLOGY
ANALYSIS of variance
RISK factors of aggression
CHI-squared test
CHILD Behavior Checklist
CHILD psychology
CHILD behavior
STATISTICAL correlation
INTERVIEWING
PARENTS
PROBABILITY theory
QUESTIONNAIRES
RACE
RESEARCH funding
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
LOGISTIC regression analysis
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CHILDREN
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10621024
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Child & Family Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 121699982
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-016-0642-z