Youth in Group Home Care: An Investigation of Negative Peer Influence and Youth Antisocial Behavior

2021 ◽  
pp. 0044118X2110293
Author(s):  
Gershon K. Osei
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Antisocial Behavior ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Group Home ◽  
Group Homes ◽  
Antisocial Behaviors ◽  
Group Home Care ◽  
Negative Peer Influence

The risk of delinquent to antisocial behaviors among youth (teenagers) seem to be more prevalent in group homes than other foster homes. The aim of this study was to examine the association between negative peer influence and youth antisocial behaviors in group homes. Participants were 875 youth aged 10 to 17 at baseline (2010–2011). Logistic regression modeled antisocial behavior and tested the hypothesis that negative peer influence will predict youth antisocial behaviors cross sectionally at baseline and longitudinally after 3-year follow up, and negative peer influence will be moderated by group home size. The Ontario Looking after Children database was used for analysis. Findings indicate that negative peer influence predicts youths’ risk of antisocial behavior (at baseline). The risk increased almost five folds in 3 years. At baseline ( OR = 1.65) and ( OR = 4.90) after 3 years. Generally, findings suggest negative peer influence underscores youth antisocial behaviors in group homes.

Youth, prosociality, and child welfare: an investigation of positive peer influence and youth prosocial behavior in group home care

2021 ◽  
pp. 251610322110533
Author(s):  
Gershon K. Osei
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Group Home ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Group Homes ◽  
Prosocial Behaviors ◽  
Home Setting ◽  
Group Home Care ◽  
Size Interaction

Only a limited number of studies have investigated the association between positive peer influence and youth prosocial behavior in child welfare. None of such studies has been completed in group home setting for youth. This study aimed to examine if positive peer influence is associated with (or predicts) youth prosocial behavior. The Ontario Looking After Children (OnLAC) database was used for analysis. There were 875 participants (males and females) aged 10 to 17 who were surveyed in group homes in 2010–2011. A full regression analysis found strong association between positive peer influence and youth prosocial behavior. The main predictive effect of gender was observed to be modestly associated with youths’ prosocial behavior as demonstrated by the adjusted and unadjusted main predictive effects (OR = .67 and .63). There was a significant positive peer influence by group home size interaction and its moderating effect was such that positive peer influence significantly predicted youths’ prosocial behaviors in small homes (incremental ORs of 2.00 and 4.49), but not in large homes. Findings show that positive peer influence informs youth prosocial behaviors in group homes.

City Kids in the Wilderness: A Pilot-Test of Outward Bound for Foster Care Group Home Youth

2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Fischer ◽  
E. B. Attah
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Foster Parents ◽  
Group Home ◽  
Group Homes ◽  
Outward Bound ◽  
Care Group ◽  
Pilot Test ◽  
Group Home Care ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Before And After

Children in urban foster care settings, rarely have the opportunity to participate in adventure-based wilderness experiences, such as Outward Bound. This paper describes the use of a seven-day Outward Bound experience with 23 youth from four foster care group homes in Atlanta, Georgia. The effort examines data collected before and after the program documenting the perspectives of the youth, their foster parents, and their foster care workers in regard to the impacts on the youth. The research highlights the difficulties of evaluating a field-based experience, and provides data that illustrates the potential effects of Outward Bound on youth in group-home care. Further research is needed to fully demonstrate the effects of such efforts and to identify how to best tailor the experience to the needs of youth in urban foster care settings.

Youth in Group Home Care: Youth Characteristics and Predictors of Later Functioning

2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 503-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wai-Ying Chow ◽  
Jennifer E. Mettrick ◽  
Sharon H. Stephan ◽  
Christina A. Von Waldner
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Group Home ◽  
Group Home Care

Group Home Care: — an inside view

1984 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley Oakley
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Group Home ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Family Group ◽  
Family Experience ◽  
Natural Family ◽  
Group Home Care ◽  
Inside View

Every child is entitled to share in, and be part of family life. Where the child’s natural family is unable to offer that family experience society is obligated to provide a substitute family. Family group home care should not be regarded as substitute family care. However, if agencies conducting family group home programmes are aware of the limitations of this model, the positive aspects of family group home care may be optimised.

The Changing Mental Health Needs of Youth Admitted to Residential Group Home Care

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 164-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Duppong Hurley ◽  
Alexandra Trout ◽  
M. Beth Chmelka ◽  
Barbara J. Burns ◽  
Michael H. Epstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Group Home ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Residential Group Home ◽  
Residential Group ◽  
Group Home Care

Group home care for adults with intellectual disabilities and Alzheimer’s disease

Dementia ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew P. Janicki ◽  
Arthur J. Dalton ◽  
Philip McCallion ◽  
Diann Davies Baxley ◽  
Anna Zendell
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Group Home ◽  
Group Home Care ◽  
Adults With Intellectual Disabilities
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