Relationship to parents in adulthood with a background of out-of-home care in childhood
(2018) In Child and Family Social Work 23(4). p.633-639- Abstract
The longitudinal study started with children aged up to 4 who had been taken into care because of unacceptable living conditions and deficient parental care. After their initial stay in a children's home, the 26 children in the research group went on to have diverse placement histories throughout their childhood (up to age 18). The children have been divided into 4 subgroups in accordance with the length of time they lived with 1 of their parents or with foster parents. Relationships were 1 of the themes in the primary study as well as in all 8 rounds of follow-up. This article is based on the 2 most recent rounds when the children had reached the ages of 25 to 30 and 35 to 39. A few of the interviewees talked about a close relationship... (More)
The longitudinal study started with children aged up to 4 who had been taken into care because of unacceptable living conditions and deficient parental care. After their initial stay in a children's home, the 26 children in the research group went on to have diverse placement histories throughout their childhood (up to age 18). The children have been divided into 4 subgroups in accordance with the length of time they lived with 1 of their parents or with foster parents. Relationships were 1 of the themes in the primary study as well as in all 8 rounds of follow-up. This article is based on the 2 most recent rounds when the children had reached the ages of 25 to 30 and 35 to 39. A few of the interviewees talked about a close relationship to 1 of their parents, some had occasional contact, and many more had no contact at all, felt abandoned, or had decided to keep their parent(s) at a distance, not least out of consideration for their own children. The interviews showed that their adult relationship to and/or feelings for parents were still problematic and negatively affected their own well-being, even if their parent(s) had died.
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- author
- Andersson, Gunvor LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2018-11
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Adult relationship to parents, Childhood out-of-home care
- in
- Child and Family Social Work
- volume
- 23
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 633 - 639
- publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85045127888
- ISSN
- 1356-7500
- DOI
- 10.1111/cfs.12454
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 44706c06-b2a8-4abf-9b9f-80ab266a9003
- date added to LUP
- 2018-04-20 15:49:44
- date last changed
- 2022-04-25 06:58:43
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title = {{Relationship to parents in adulthood with a background of out-of-home care in childhood}},
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