Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv 69978, Israel.
Child Abuse Negl. 2023 Jul;141:106192. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106192. Epub 2023 Apr 26.
Sibling bonds are often the most enduring relationship in an individual's life span. The out-of-home placement of siblings is widespread and may significantly influence children's journeys and wellbeing.
The current scoping literature review was designed to characterize and analyze the existing knowledge regarding siblings in out-of-home placements.
Key databases were explored using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, which identified 33 studies relevant to the current study's focus. The studies used quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods and included a variety of out-of-home placement settings and sample characteristics.
Utilizing thematic analysis, the findings addressed three main themes: the sibling bond as a contributor to the wellbeing of children in out-of-home placements, trends in sibling placement, and difficulties in maintaining the sibling bond in out-of-home placements regarding micro, meso and exo factors.
A key conclusion from the review is that the welfare system struggles to address a child as a part of a sibling group and an extensive and multilayered relational network; hence, siblinghood is an unutilized resource in out-of-home placements. Future directions for practice, policy and research are included and discussed.
兄弟姐妹之间的关系通常是一个人一生中最持久的关系。兄弟姐妹被安置在家庭之外的情况很普遍，这可能会对儿童的成长和幸福感产生重大影响。
本范围界定文献综述旨在描述和分析有关家庭外安置中兄弟姐妹的现有知识。
根据系统评价和荟萃分析的首选报告项目指南，对主要数据库进行了探索，确定了 33 项与当前研究重点相关的研究。这些研究采用了定量、定性和混合方法，包括各种家庭外安置环境和样本特征。
利用主题分析，研究结果涉及三个主要主题：兄弟姐妹关系作为家庭外安置儿童幸福感的贡献者、兄弟姐妹安置的趋势，以及在微观、中观和宏观因素方面，家庭外安置中维持兄弟姐妹关系的困难。
从综述中得出的一个重要结论是，福利系统难以将儿童视为兄弟姐妹群体的一部分和广泛而多层次的关系网络的一部分；因此，兄弟姐妹关系在家庭外安置中未得到充分利用。包括并讨论了未来实践、政策和研究的方向。
