Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>Youth in the foster care system are often removed from their biological families because of challenges to their safety and wellbeing and are often at risk for further placement disruption and poor socio-emotional development. Placement stability is a crucial component to establishing permanency and placement satisfaction might be a contributing factor. This study uses an ecological framework to explore the impact of the foster youth’s ecosystem, such as the foster child, foster parent, child welfare worker, and the placement environment on placement satisfaction. This quantitative study uses secondary data to determine the predictability of these factors on placement satisfaction of foster youth (10-17) in care for at least a year. Results from cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses show that the youth’s perception of their relationship with the caregiver, and type of placement are important contributors to placement satisfaction. The study has important implications for theory, research, and practice.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Counseling and Family Sciences
- Year
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- McFarlane, Shereen
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Fox, Curtis A.
- Distelberg, Brian
- Flynn, Robert
- Oloo, Winetta
Subjects
dc:subject × 5Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.
- Language dc:language
- English
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/309
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:scholarsrepository.llu.edu:etd-1309