TY - JOUR
T1 - Foster Care Placement, Poor Parenting, and Negative Outcomes Among Homeless Young Adults
AU - Tyler, Kimberly A.
AU - Melander, Lisa A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments This research was supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (MH064897). Dr. Kimberly A. Tyler, PI.
PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - Although homeless youth with and without foster care histories both face adverse life circumstances, little is known about how these two groups compare in terms of their early histories and whether they face similar outcomes. As such, we compared those with and without a history of foster care placement to determine if the associations between a history of poor parenting and negative outcomes including depression, delinquency, physical and sexual victimization, and substance use, are similar for these two groups. The sample consisted of 172 homeless young adults from the Midwestern United States. Multivariate results revealed that among those previously in foster care, a history of physical abuse and neglect were positively associated with more depressive symptoms whereas sexual abuse and neglect were related to delinquency and physical victimization. Additionally, lower caretaker monitoring was linked to greater delinquent participation. Among those without a history of foster care, physical abuse was related to more depressive symptoms whereas sexual abuse was positively correlated with delinquency, sexual victimization, and substance use. Furthermore, lower monitoring was related to more substance use. Our findings are discussed in terms of a social stress framework and we review the implications of foster care placement for homeless young adults.
AB - Although homeless youth with and without foster care histories both face adverse life circumstances, little is known about how these two groups compare in terms of their early histories and whether they face similar outcomes. As such, we compared those with and without a history of foster care placement to determine if the associations between a history of poor parenting and negative outcomes including depression, delinquency, physical and sexual victimization, and substance use, are similar for these two groups. The sample consisted of 172 homeless young adults from the Midwestern United States. Multivariate results revealed that among those previously in foster care, a history of physical abuse and neglect were positively associated with more depressive symptoms whereas sexual abuse and neglect were related to delinquency and physical victimization. Additionally, lower caretaker monitoring was linked to greater delinquent participation. Among those without a history of foster care, physical abuse was related to more depressive symptoms whereas sexual abuse was positively correlated with delinquency, sexual victimization, and substance use. Furthermore, lower monitoring was related to more substance use. Our findings are discussed in terms of a social stress framework and we review the implications of foster care placement for homeless young adults.
KW - Abuse histories
KW - Foster care placement
KW - Homeless young adults
KW - Negative outcomes
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U2 - 10.1007/s10826-010-9370-y
DO - 10.1007/s10826-010-9370-y
M3 - Article
C2 - 21243115
AN - SCOPUS:78650209717
SN - 1062-1024
VL - 19
SP - 787
EP - 794
JO - Journal of Child and Family Studies
JF - Journal of Child and Family Studies
IS - 6
ER -