Predictors of Better Functioning among Institutionalized Youth: A Systematic Review
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Combined with a large number of studies in large-scale institutional settings, the focus on deficit and disadvantage leads to the risk of overlooking the potential benefits that may be conferred on some children and young people, in some contexts, of small-scale, individualized, high-quality residential care.
“Combined with a large number of studies in large-scale institutional settings (e.g. the BEIP), this leads to the risk of overlooking the potential benefits that may be conferred on some children and young people, in some contexts (Wright et al., 2019) of small-scale, individualized, high-quality residential care.”
From Residential care as an alternative care option: A review of literature within a global context (2022) · cites this paper as Wright et al., 2019
Residential care was used in instances where alternative family-based care had broken down and appeared unlikely to offer emotional containment and stable support for a child.
“instances where alternative family-based care has broken down appeared unlikely to offer emotional containment and stable support for a child (Grey et al., 2018; Wright et al., 2019)”
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Residential care was used when alternative family-based care was not available.
“or was not available (Gayapersad et al., 2019; Wright et al., 2019)”
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- Authors
- Wright, A. W., Richard, S., Sosnowski, D. W., & Kliewer, W.
- Affiliations
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Wright, Anna W.
- Venue
- Journal of Child and Family Studies
- Published
- 2019-08-26
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 3245-3267
- ISSN
- 1062-1024 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-2843
- OpenAlex
- W2970332369
- Cited by
- 20
- References
- 66
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 0.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Child and Family Studies (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Child Welfare and Adoption
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Homelessness and Social Issues
- Social Sciences › Law › Legal and Social Justice Studies
- Keywords
- institutionalized youth, institutional care, child adjustment, protective factors, predictors of functioning
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