Connell Christian M, Vanderploeg Jeffrey J, Flaspohler Paul, Katz Karol H, Saunders Leon, Tebes Jacob Kraemer
Yale University.
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
Soc Serv Rev. 2006 Sep 1;80(3):398-418. doi: 10.1086/505554.
Using Cox regression modeling, this longitudinal study examines child and case characteristics associated with changes in placement among 5,909 Rhode Island children in foster care. Results suggest that half of all children experience at least one placement change while in care. Infants change placements least, and risk increases with child age. Emergency shelter settings have the highest risk of placement change, followed by nonrelative settings, group home settings, and relative foster care. The reasons for removal from the home and the history of previous placements also predict placement changes, as do the interactions between foster care setting and some child characteristics.
本纵向研究采用Cox回归模型,调查了罗德岛州5909名寄养儿童中与安置变化相关的儿童及案例特征。结果显示,所有儿童中有一半在寄养期间至少经历过一次安置变化。婴儿的安置变化最少,且风险随儿童年龄增长而增加。紧急避难所安置环境的安置变化风险最高,其次是非亲属安置环境、集体之家安置环境和亲属寄养环境。被从家中带走的原因以及之前的安置历史也可预测安置变化,寄养安置环境与一些儿童特征之间的相互作用同样如此。