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What effect do parental visits have on the psychological state of children in foster Families and institutional care? Is there a difference between these populations?
foster care, foster family, parents, meeting, child in care, visit
Abstract :
[en] This study was conducted in the French-speaking part of Belgium. The aim of this study is to examine how parental presence, quality of the parent-child relationship, and parental visitation arrangements influence the psychological state of children in foster families and institutional care. Our sample consisted of 568 children placed in foster care and 661 children placed in institutions.
Our results show that children who no longer meet with their birth parents are not in the worst psychological condition, but they do not do especially well. The quality of the relationship between birth parents and children significantly affects the children’s psychological state. If the relationship is good, the effect is positive, but the reverse is also true.
These results suggest that it is impossible to define a general rule regarding the value and frequency of parent-child meetings.
Disciplines :
Theoretical & cognitive psychology
Author, co-author :
Chartier, Stéphanie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Adaptation, Résilience et CHangement (ARCH)
Blavier, Adelaïde ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Psycho-traumatisme
Language :
English
Title :
What effect do parental visits have on the psychological state of children in foster Families and institutional care? Is there a difference between these populations?
Alternative titles :
[fr] Quel effet les visites parentales ont-elles sur l'état psychologique des enfants placés en famille d'accueil et en institution ? Existe-t-il une différence entre ces populations ?
