TY - JOUR
T1 - The Mediating Role of Resilience and Living in Care on Psychosocial Outcomes
AU - Ungar, Michael
AU - Shahidi, Mehrdad
AU - Jefferies, Philip
AU - Shojaee, Mahnaz
AU - Clark, Elizabeth Alexandra
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2024/10
Y1 - 2024/10
N2 - Purpose: This study examined the mediating role of resilience and living in care experiences between risk exposure (victimization by community and adverse childhood experiences) and psychosocial outcomes (housing instability, delinquency, and post-traumatic stress reactions) for youth receiving child welfare and community services. Method: Two hundred and fifty-one youths (14–19 years old) who are receiving interventions from the Department of Community Services in Nova Scotia, Canada, were recruited. Multiple measures were administered to the youth. Results and conclusion: Resilience and experiences of living in care significantly mediated the relationship between risk factors and outcomes, with youth demographic characteristics influencing the pattern of these relationships. Findings suggested that resilience and living in care experiences could reduce the effects of risk factors on psychosocial outcomes. These findings demonstrate a role for Child Welfare agencies in promoting youth access to the resilience-enabling resources necessary to sustain well-being.
AB - Purpose: This study examined the mediating role of resilience and living in care experiences between risk exposure (victimization by community and adverse childhood experiences) and psychosocial outcomes (housing instability, delinquency, and post-traumatic stress reactions) for youth receiving child welfare and community services. Method: Two hundred and fifty-one youths (14–19 years old) who are receiving interventions from the Department of Community Services in Nova Scotia, Canada, were recruited. Multiple measures were administered to the youth. Results and conclusion: Resilience and experiences of living in care significantly mediated the relationship between risk factors and outcomes, with youth demographic characteristics influencing the pattern of these relationships. Findings suggested that resilience and living in care experiences could reduce the effects of risk factors on psychosocial outcomes. These findings demonstrate a role for Child Welfare agencies in promoting youth access to the resilience-enabling resources necessary to sustain well-being.
KW - adverse childhood experiences
KW - child welfare services
KW - homeless youth
KW - resilience
KW - risk/protective factors
KW - victimization by community
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85175449179
U2 - 10.1177/10497315231209490
DO - 10.1177/10497315231209490
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85175449179
SN - 1049-7315
VL - 34
SP - 806
EP - 827
JO - Research on Social Work Practice
JF - Research on Social Work Practice
IS - 7
ER -