The Effect of Sexual Concerns on Placement Changes and School Transfers for Youth in the Child Welfare System.

Autor: Sheerin KM; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University., Modrowski CA; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.; Hasbro Children's Research Center/Rhode Island Hospital., Williamson S; Hasbro Children's Research Center/Rhode Island Hospital., Kemp KA; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.; Hasbro Children's Research Center/Rhode Island Hospital.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Children and youth services review [Child Youth Serv Rev] 2022 Jul; Vol. 138. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 29.
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106520
Abstrakt: Youths in the child welfare system experience high rates of placement changes and school transfers; therefore, prior research focused on variables that may be linked with such disruptions. Indeed, researchers have established that mental health symptoms (e.g., PTSD symptoms) are linked with placement disruptions. However, an important aspect of mental health for youth in the child welfare system has largely been ignored: sexual concerns (e.g., distress, preoccupation). Thus, the present study evaluated whether higher levels of sexual preoccupation and distress among a sample of child welfare-involved youths ( N = 124) in a northeastern state predicted placement changes and school transfers above and beyond variables previously linked with these disruptions. Our hypotheses were partially supported such that higher levels of sexual distress were linked with increased odds of experiencing a placement change ( OE = 2.60; p <.01). Counter to our hypotheses, higher levels of sexual preoccupation were linked with lower odds of experiencing both placement changes ( OE = -2.98; p <.01) and school transfers ( OR = 0.18; p < .05). Furthermore, sexual preoccupation and sexual distress were not linked with increased rates of placement changes. The current findings have implications for the assessment of sexual concerns and the prevention of placement changes among youth in the child welfare system.
Competing Interests: We have no known conflicts of interest to disclose.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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