“Jag kan inte göra något annat än att ta hand om mig själv.” En kvalitativ studie om resiliens hos barn i familjehem.
(2025) PSPR14 20242Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- Children placed in foster care are a vulnerable group. In order to investigate what makes these children thrive, the theoretical concept of resilience could be used. There is currently a lack of studies that employ a resilience perspective and focus on what children in foster care believe strengthens them. Therefore, this study explored what promotes resilience in children in foster care, guided by three research questions: (1) How do children in foster care describe themselves, their schools, and their relationships? (2) What specific challenges do these children face? (3) How do these children cope with the difficulties they encounter? Seven children aged twelve to eighteen, currently or recently placed in foster care, were interviewed... (More)
- Children placed in foster care are a vulnerable group. In order to investigate what makes these children thrive, the theoretical concept of resilience could be used. There is currently a lack of studies that employ a resilience perspective and focus on what children in foster care believe strengthens them. Therefore, this study explored what promotes resilience in children in foster care, guided by three research questions: (1) How do children in foster care describe themselves, their schools, and their relationships? (2) What specific challenges do these children face? (3) How do these children cope with the difficulties they encounter? Seven children aged twelve to eighteen, currently or recently placed in foster care, were interviewed with the Friends and Family Interview. Thematic analysis was employed to find patterns in the data to facilitate interpretation. This resulted in three themes: (1) Navigating one’s world, (2) Between support and betrayal, and (3) My friends are my family. Themes and subthemes illustrate challenges that the children face, while also highlighting strategies for managing daily life. The children also described supportive adults, while friends were discerned as particularly important as well as crucial to their wellbeing. A conflict between independence and trust issues appears central. The importance of interviewing children as a means to gain knowledge of their inner worlds is discussed. Finally, several practical implications are considered, including the importance of increasing placement stability and viewing the primary task of the foster home as providing a family rather than being a welfare intervention. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Barn som placeras i familjehem utgör en utsatt grupp. För att undersöka hur dessa barn kan stärkas kan det teoretiska begreppet resiliens användas. Det finns för närvarande en brist på studier med ett resiliensperspektiv som fokuserar på vad barn i familjehem själva anser stärker dem. Därför undersökte denna studie vad som främjar resiliens hos barn i familjehem, utifrån tre forskningsfrågor: (1) Hur beskriver barn i familjehem sig själva, sin skolgång och sina relationer? (2) Vilka specifika svårigheter möter barn i familjehem? (3) Hur lyckas barnen framgångsrikt möta de svårigheter de ställs inför? Sju barn i åldrarna tolv till arton år, som är eller nyligen har varit placerade i familjehem, intervjuades med hjälp av Friends and Family... (More)
- Barn som placeras i familjehem utgör en utsatt grupp. För att undersöka hur dessa barn kan stärkas kan det teoretiska begreppet resiliens användas. Det finns för närvarande en brist på studier med ett resiliensperspektiv som fokuserar på vad barn i familjehem själva anser stärker dem. Därför undersökte denna studie vad som främjar resiliens hos barn i familjehem, utifrån tre forskningsfrågor: (1) Hur beskriver barn i familjehem sig själva, sin skolgång och sina relationer? (2) Vilka specifika svårigheter möter barn i familjehem? (3) Hur lyckas barnen framgångsrikt möta de svårigheter de ställs inför? Sju barn i åldrarna tolv till arton år, som är eller nyligen har varit placerade i familjehem, intervjuades med hjälp av Friends and Family Interview. En tematisk analys användes för att identifiera mönster i datan och därmed underlätta tolkningen. Analysen resulterade i tre teman: (1) att navigera i sin värld, (2) mellan stöd och svek och (3) mina vänner är min familj. Teman och underteman illustrerar de utmaningar som barnen möter, samtidigt som de lyfter fram deras strategier för att hantera vardagen. Barnen beskrev också stödjande vuxna, medan vänner urskildes som särskilt viktiga och avgörande för deras välbefinnande. En konflikt mellan självständighet och tillitssvårigheter framstår som central. Vikten av att intervjua barn som ett sätt att få kunskap om deras inre världar diskuteras. Slutligen övervägs flera praktiska implikationer, inklusive vikten av att öka placeringsstabilitet och att se familjehemmets primära uppgift som att förse barn med en familj snarare än att vara en vårdande insats. (Less)
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- author
- Hultman, Joel LU and Lamberti Schonfeld, Alma LU
- supervisor
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- Elia Psouni LU
- Amanda Angelöw LU
- organization
- course
- PSPR14 20242
- year
- 2025
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- Familjehem, barn, resiliens, kvalitativ, barnrättsperspektiv, Foster Care, Children, Resilience, Qualitative, Child-rights Perspective.
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9182090
- date added to LUP
- 2025-01-22 12:33:36
- date last changed
- 2025-01-22 12:33:36
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