Lyman S B, Bird G W
School of Social Welfare, State University of New York at Albany 12222, USA.
Soc Work. 1996 Jan;41(1):85-96. doi: 10.1093/sw/41.1.85.
Using the Offer Self-Image Questionnaire, this study attempted to determine the differences between 58 male adolescents in foster care and their peers in the normal population and to establish if there are characteristics of the adolescents' background or foster care experience related to specific domains of self-image. Characteristics from foster care history included number of placements and length of time at the current placement. Individual background characteristics included race, educational achievement, and age. Foster care youths had lower family self-image and emotional health and higher social self-image when compared with the normative population. Lower scores on several domains of self-image were associated with being younger, being white, having lower academic achievement, having more placements, and staying at the current placement for a longer time. The implications of these findings for foster care placement decisions are discussed.
本研究使用“自我形象问卷”，试图确定58名寄养中的男性青少年与正常人群中的同龄人之间的差异，并确定青少年的背景特征或寄养经历是否与自我形象的特定领域相关。寄养历史特征包括安置次数和在当前安置点的停留时间。个人背景特征包括种族、学业成绩和年龄。与正常人群相比，寄养青少年的家庭自我形象和情绪健康状况较低，而社会自我形象较高。自我形象几个领域的较低分数与年龄较小、是白人、学业成绩较低、安置次数较多以及在当前安置点停留时间较长有关。讨论了这些发现对寄养安置决策的影响。
