Editorial ‘leaving care in the Nordic Countries’

Paulsen, Veronika; Höjer, Ingrid; Melke, Anna

doi:10.1080/2156857x.2018.1520805

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“…As discussed below, we find the number of placements to be negatively related to well-being, and this generally low number of placements might explain why our sample did not present the same challenges as other populations of YARFC. Alternatively, and as suggested by the study from Larsen et al ( 2020), the fact that life satisfaction in our sample compares with that of the general population might also be due to the extensive Norwegian welfare system being rather favourable to youth raised out of home compared with other, less wide-ranging welfare systems (Paulsen et al, 2018;Storo et al, 2019).…”

Section: A Life Satisfaction Similar To the General Populationsupporting

confidence: 55%

“…When other young people often benefit from financial and emotional support from their birth family in the transition towards adulthood, youth ageing out of care can be forced to make an abrupt conversion to independent living, and this can influence the adult outcomes of those children (Paulsen et al, 2018;Stein, 2005).…”

Section: Life Satisfaction Of Young People Ageing Out Of Carementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, they may have experienced different care histories related to their age at first placement, the type and number of placements they have had, the reason for placement, etc. When other young people often benefit from financial and emotional support from their birth family in the transition towards adulthood, youth ageing out of care can be forced to make an abrupt conversion to independent living, and this can influence the adult outcomes of those children (Paulsen et al, 2018; Stein, 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Placement stability and satisfaction with foster home as predictors of life satisfaction for young adults raised in foster care

Mabille

Skoglund

Thørnblad

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Child & Family Social Work

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This study examines how history of care, on one hand, and social support, on the other hand, predict satisfaction with life after leaving care by focusing on a sample of young adults raised in foster care in Norway. When aged between 19 and 29, youths answered questionnaires that mapped their past history of care, living conditions, social relationships and life satisfaction. Results show that the 70 respondents had experienced a relatively stable history of care (mean number of placements ± SD:1.7 ± 0.9) and reported life satisfaction scores similar to those measured in the general population (23.3 ± 7.0, mean ± SD). Placement stability (P = 0.001) and a high satisfaction with foster home (P = 0.030) were related to a higher life satisfaction. Moreover, having good social support, that is, persons that you can count on in case of major personal problems (P < 0.001) and a good contact with the foster family (P = 0.005), was associated with a higher satisfaction with life. Several health-related variables and the working status were also linked to life satisfaction. Our work highlights the need to focus on promoting placement stability and a good relationship to the foster family in order to enhance well-being after leaving care.

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Section: A Life Satisfaction Similar To the General Populationsupporting

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Section: Life Satisfaction Of Young People Ageing Out Of Carementioning

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Placement stability and satisfaction with foster home as predictors of life satisfaction for young adults raised in foster care

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Skoglund

Thørnblad

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Child & Family Social Work

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“…Their struggles of independence are not unique to Finland; they run parallel with the lives of the youths in other Nordic countries (e.g. Ekman 2020, p. 2; Paulsen et al 2018;Jørgensen et al 2019). Thus, despite the local data analysis and framework setting, the study contributes to a wider debate and policy emphases on young people's wellbeing and opportunities for meaningful citizen engagement in the context of social sustainability.…”

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Young People, Wellbeing and Placemaking in the Arctic

Lähde

Mölkänen

2021

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The Routledge series Research in Polar Regions seeks to include research and policy debates about trends and events taking place in two important world regions: the Arctic and Antarctic. Previously neglected periphery regions, with climate change, resource development and shifting geopolitics, these regions are becoming increasingly crucial to happenings outside these regions. At the same time, the economies, societies and natural environments of the Arctic are undergoing rapid change. This series seeks to draw upon fieldwork, satellite observations, archival studies and other research methods which inform about crucial developments in the Polar regions. It is interdisciplinary, drawing on the work from the social sciences and humanities, bringing together cutting-edge research in the Polar regions with the policy implications. Arctic Sustainability, Key Methodologies and Knowledge DomainsA Synthesis of Knowledge I Edited by Jessica K. Graybill and Andrey N. Petrov List of figures vii List of tables viii Notes on the contributors ix Acknowledgements xii Notes on transliteration xiii Introduction: The quest for a good life: Contributions from the Arctic towards a theory of wellbeing 1

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“…Moreover, variability across Scotland, in the interpretation and enactment of current policy focusing on children and young people with care experience, continues to be a challenge and can result in inconsistent and inflexible practice (see for example Continuing Care, Scottish Government, 2019). Paulsen, Höjer, and Melke (2018) also suggest that support for young people transitioning out of state care is varied and challenging, despite the range of ‘supportive’ and ‘empowering’ legislation in place. These factors shape, to a greater or lesser extent, looked after children's and care leavers' capacity to act in the world.…”

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Care experienced young people: Agency and empowerment

Priestley

2020

Children & Society

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Empowerment discourses have become fashionable in current policy and practice relating to young people, including those with care experience. Empowerment, however, is a slippery and contested concept, associated with neo-liberal discourses. An ecological understanding of agency offers more theoretically nuanced understandings of empowerment, taking account of the complex, temporal and relational factors, upon which empowerment is contingent. This paper utilises data generated through an 'empowerment group' for care-experienced young people; it illustrates how an ecological understanding of agency, as a heuristic, might further understanding of the lives of care-experienced young people.

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Editorial ‘leaving care in the Nordic Countries’

Cited by 7 publications

References 27 publications

Placement stability and satisfaction with foster home as predictors of life satisfaction for young adults raised in foster care

Placement stability and satisfaction with foster home as predictors of life satisfaction for young adults raised in foster care

Young People, Wellbeing and Placemaking in the Arctic

Care experienced young people: Agency and empowerment

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