Victimization in youth living in foster family care: Gender-specific prevalence and trends 2002-2022
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| Title: | Victimization in youth living in foster family care: Gender-specific prevalence and trends 2002-2022 |
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| Authors: | Brännström, Lars, 1972, Bäckman, Olof, 1965 |
| Source: | Nordic Journal of Criminology. 26(2) |
| Subject Terms: | adolescents, foster care, longitudinal, Sweden, victimization |
| Description: | Prior literature has linked experiences of out-of-home care (OHC, foster family care, and residential care) to numerous negative outcomes. However, less is known about the relationship between OHC experience and victimization, particularly compared to same-aged adolescents from the majority population. This study addresses this gap using Swedish repeated cross-sectional data from the Stockholm School Survey (n>140,000), of which approximately 1% report living in foster family care (FFC), to explore the prevalence of victimization and changes over time among youth in FFC compared to their non-FFC peers. Results from multivariable regression analyses indicate that FFC youth, especially girls, have substantially higher risks of various types of victimization, although at higher levels, FFC-experienced youth generally followed trends observed in peers. However, care-experienced girls showed an upward trend in threats and at least one type of victimization, contrary to a downward trend among peers. Implications for research and ongoing debates are discussed. |
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| Access URL: | https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-242029 https://doi.org/10.18261/njc.26.2.5 |
| Database: | SwePub |
Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | Prior literature has linked experiences of out-of-home care (OHC, foster family care, and residential care) to numerous negative outcomes. However, less is known about the relationship between OHC experience and victimization, particularly compared to same-aged adolescents from the majority population. This study addresses this gap using Swedish repeated cross-sectional data from the Stockholm School Survey (n>140,000), of which approximately 1% report living in foster family care (FFC), to explore the prevalence of victimization and changes over time among youth in FFC compared to their non-FFC peers. Results from multivariable regression analyses indicate that FFC youth, especially girls, have substantially higher risks of various types of victimization, although at higher levels, FFC-experienced youth generally followed trends observed in peers. However, care-experienced girls showed an upward trend in threats and at least one type of victimization, contrary to a downward trend among peers. Implications for research and ongoing debates are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 2578983X 25789821 |
| DOI: | 10.18261/njc.26.2.5 |