Cardinali Paola, Bizzi Fabiola, Migliorini Laura
Department of Economics, Mercatorum University, Rome, Italy.
Department of Education Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Front Psychol. 2023 Jul 18;14:1191307. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1191307. eCollection 2023.
The study aimed to investigate relational outcomes of Italian emancipated foster youth across open-ended reflections about their perceptions of their relationships with the biological and foster family, with partner and peers. A total of 26 Italian emancipated foster youth (19-25 years old) recruited by social services completed a single in-depth interview. A qualitative thematic analysis was selected for this study. The results revealed two major themes of foster care experience that emerged often simultaneously from the participants' narration: (1) Positive Relational Outcomes including "Feeling supported," "Sense of belonging," "Good memories," "Relationship with family of choice," and "Staying in touch"; and (2) Negative Relational Outcomes referring "Devaluation," "Refuse," "Bad memories," and "Isolation." Foster care experience leads to complex relational perceptions in emerging adulthood according to different relational outcomes and ways of processing foster care experience. Professionals could work on relational outcomes and memories, especially during a critical transition like emerging adulthood, to support youth in making sense of their past experiences.
该研究旨在通过意大利解放寄养青年对其与亲生家庭、寄养家庭、伴侣及同伴关系认知的开放式反思，来调查其关系结果。社会服务机构招募的26名意大利解放寄养青年（19至25岁）完成了一次深度访谈。本研究采用定性主题分析法。结果揭示了寄养经历的两个主要主题，这些主题常常同时出现在参与者的叙述中：（1）积极关系结果，包括“感到被支持”“归属感”“美好回忆”“与选择的家庭的关系”以及“保持联系”；（2）消极关系结果，指“被贬低”“被拒绝”“糟糕回忆”和“孤立”。根据不同的关系结果和处理寄养经历的方式，寄养经历在成年初期会导致复杂的关系认知。专业人员可以致力于改善关系结果和记忆，尤其是在成年初期这样的关键过渡阶段，以帮助年轻人理解他们过去的经历。
