Children and Youth Services Review

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Volume 121, issue C, 2021

Mixed perceptions of self-determination: Struggles facing youth with disabilities transitioning from foster care

Alicia Liang, Bonnie Lashewicz, Jennifer Mitchell and Walter Smith

Spatial heterogeneity in the coverage of full immunization among children in India: Exploring the contribution of immunization card

Shri Kant Singh and Deepanjali Vishwakarma

The willingness of women of childbearing age to have a second child in lanzhou under the “universal two-child policy”

Wen-Zheng Zhang and Jia-Yin Zheng

Should the reintegration of children in foster care into their biological families be the only goal of the legislation governing foster care? Factors influencing the relations between parents and their children living in foster care

Stéphanie Chartier and Adélaïde Blavier

Poverty exposure and cognitive abilities of children in rural China: Causation and the roles of family investments

Yunsen Li, Haoran Yang and Liang Luo

The role of the indoor home environment in children’s self-regulation

Hope T. Oloye and Eirini Flouri

Impact of the Great Recession on mental health, substance use and violence in families with children: A systematic review of the evidence

Aapo Hiilamo, Heikki Hiilamo, Tiina Ristikari and Petri Virtanen

Institutional care for the vulnerable children in India: The perspective of institutional caregivers

Sonam Rohta

Profiles of maternal and paternal parenting styles in Chinese families: Relations to preschoolers’ psychological adjustment

Yuhan Luo, Fumei Chen, Xinghui Zhang, Yu Zhang, Qin Zhang, Yanfang Li, Qing Zhou and Yun Wang

A step toward measuring children’s college-bound identity in children’s savings accounts programs: The case of promise scholars

William Elliott, Haotian Zheng, Terri Sabol and Megan O'Brien

Improving outcomes in young people experiencing homelessness with My Strengths Training for Life™ (MST4Life™): A qualitative realist evaluation

Benjamin J. Parry, Mary L. Quinton, Mark J.G. Holland, Janice L. Thompson and Jennifer Cumming

Differential impacts of the Brazilian Strengthening Families Program (SFP 10-14): A study into changes in the parenting styles of vulnerable families

Nádia Prazeres Pinheiro-Carozzo, Sheila Giardini Murta, Jorge Júlio de Carvalho Valadas Gato, Anne Marie Germaine Victorine Fontaine and Luís Gustavo do Amaral Vinha

Routine activity theory and juvenile delinquency: The roles of peers and family monitoring among Malaysian adolescents

Taufik Mohammad and Intan Nooraini

‘To speak or not to speak’: Exploring the reasons and channels of (non)disclosure of child sexual abuse in the Ga community in Ghana

Ummu Markwei and Peace Mamle Tetteh

Longitudinal links among parent-child attachment, emotion parenting, and problem behaviors of preadolescents

Juan Wang, Ying Yang, Yulong Tang, Mengxue Wu, Suo Jiang and Hong Zou

Examination of parents’ attitudes toward and efforts to discuss child sexual abuse prevention with their children

Alena Prikhidko and Maureen C. Kenny

Differences in treatment trajectories between two profiles of adolescent systems involvement

Jennifer A. Waldo, Craig Henderson, Sarah Dauber and Aaron Hogue

Internal and international parental migration and the living conditions of children in Ghana

Victor Cebotari and Bilisuma B. Dito

Urban-rural differential in neonatal and post-neonatal mortality clustering among Indian siblings: Evidence from National Family Health Survey 2015–16

Shobhit Srivastava, Rashmi, and Ronak Paul

Social support dimensions predict parental outcomes in a Spanish early intervention program for positive parenting

Míriam Álvarez, Sonia Byrne and María José Rodrigo

Teacher support, peer support, and externalizing problems among left-behind children in rural China: Sequential mediation by self-esteem and self-control

Ruiping Zhang, Zeguo Qiu, Yajun Li, Lihong Liu and Suhua Zhi

Substance-use disorders among child welfare and juvenile justice adolescents in residential care: The role of childhood adversities and impulsive behavior

Süheyla Seker, Stéphanie Habersaat, Cyril Boonmann, Julie Palix, Nils Jenkel, Sophia Fischer, Jörg M. Fegert, Michael Kölch, Klaus Schmeck and Marc Schmid

A meta-analysis of suicide prevention programs for school-aged youth

Kristy L. Brann, Derek Baker, Mills K. Smith-Millman, Sarah J. Watt and Courtney DiOrio

The effectiveness of a child rights education program in Bangladesh

Eunhye Park, Seonhye Park and Minyoung Jang

Understanding care leavers as youth in society: A theoretical framework for studying the transition out of care

Natalie Glynn

Assessment of general awareness among Pakistani students regarding COVID-19 outbreak

Tanveer Hussain, Usman Shah Gilani, Samea Khan and Syed Muhammad Muslim Raza

Age pattern of gestational arrest in India and its regions: Evidence from NFHS-4 (2015–2016)

Mayank Singh, Chander Shekhar, Priyanka Patel and Wahengbam Bigyananda Meitei

When it’s safer to walk away: Urban, low opportunity emerging adults’ willingness to use bystander behaviors in response to community and dating violence

Heather L. Storer, Jennifer S. McCleary and Sherry Hamby

Characteristics and competencies of successful resource parents working in Indian country: A systematic review of the research

Angelique G. Day, Kerrie S. Murphy and Virginia Drywater Whitekiller

Equipping resource parents with the knowledge and attitudes to effectively parent teens: Results from the CORE Teen training program

Alanna Feltner, Angelique Day, Lori Vanderwill, Emma Fontaine and Sue Cohick

Experiences of young adults with a history of foster care during COVID-19

Saralyn C. Ruff and Deanna Linville

Stakeholder collaboration of a Texas Children’s Advocacy Center: An exploratory analysis of relations between law enforcement, Child Protective Services, and the children’s advocacy center

Kendra N. Bowen and Johnny Nhan

Learning from child welfare case narratives: A directed content analysis of indicators for human trafficking

Symone S. Pate, Valerie R. Anderson, Teresa C. Kulig, Nicole Wilkes and Christopher J. Sullivan

Why strong employment support for persons with disabilities has not brought about positive outcomes? A qualitative study in mainland China

Zhong-Ming Ge, Ren-Xing Chen, Wei-Zhong Tang and Yu Cong

Indirect cyber violence and general strain theory: Findings from the 2018 Korean youth survey

Yeokil Cho, Sherri DioGuardi, Tammy Nickell and Wanhee Lee

Family socioeconomic status and internet altruistic behavior among Chinese adolescents: The mediating effect of personal belief in a just world and emotional intelligence

Hongxia Wang, Yuhui Wang, Jia Nie and Li Lei

Youth program activity impacts: A model of camp activities, psychological needs, and immersion

Gary Ellis, Jingxian Jiang, Darlene Locke and Cari Snider

Shining a light on the experiences of staff working with young homeless people: A grounded theory study

Louise M. Peters, Victoria M. Samuel and Christopher W. Hobson

Childhood adversity and deviant peers: Considering behavioral selection and cultural socialization pathways

Jose Eos Trinidad

The effects of welfare participation on parenting stress and parental engagement using an instrumental variables approach: Evidence from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Julia Shu-Huah Wang, Xi Zhao and Jaehyun Nam

Mentors’ approach to relationship-building and the supports they provide to youth: A qualitative investigation of community-based mentoring relationships

Alison L. Drew and Renée Spencer

The significance of emotional intelligence to students’ learning motivation and academic achievement: A study in Hong Kong with a Confucian heritage

Hau-lin Tam, Sylvia Y.C.L. Kwok, Anna N.N. Hui, Doris Ka-yin Chan, Cynthia Leung, Janet Leung, Herman Lo and Simon Lai

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) young people leaving out-of-home care in Australia: A national scoping study

Philip Mendes, Rachel Standfield, Bernadette Saunders, Samone McCurdy, Jacinta Walsh and Lena Turnbull

Are Chinese urban children ready for preschool? Latent profiles and associated predictors

Sha Xie and Hui Li

With their children placed in kinship care, did parents get the services they needed?

Tyrone C. Cheng and Celia C. Lo

Three-generation households in the U.S.: The first exit after a child’s birth

Angela Guarin

Agency, genuine support, and emotional connection: Experiences that promote relational permanency in foster care

Barbara Ball, Lalaine Sevillano, Monica Faulkner and Tymothy Belseth

An unconditional prenatal cash benefit is associated with improved birth and early childhood outcomes for Metis families in Manitoba, Canada

Shannon Struck, Jennifer E. Enns, Julianne Sanguins, Mariette Chartier, Nathan C. Nickel, Dan Chateau, Joykrishna Sarkar, Elaine Burland, Aynslie Hinds, Alan Katz, Rob Santos, A. Frances Chartrand and Marni Brownell

School climate and peer victimization among adolescents: A moderated mediation model of school connectedness and parental involvement

Danielle R. Eugene, Xi Du and Youn Kyoung Kim

Interrelationships of caregiver mental health, parenting practices, and child development in rural China

Jingdong Zhong, Tianyi Wang, Yang He, Jingjing Gao, Chengfang Liu, Fang Lai, Liuxiu Zhang and Renfu Luo

Evaluation of the relationship between youth attitudes towards marriage and motivation for childbearing

Gamze Fiskin and Esra Sari

Developmental change in early language and cognitive skills of institution-reared children as compared to their parent-reared peers

Özlem Sumer-Büyükabacı, Yasemin Kisbu-Sakarya, Evren Etel and Bilge Selçuk

Unaccompanied young people and transition to adulthood: Challenges for child care services

Chabier Gimeno-Monterde, Juan David Gómez-Quintero and Jesús C. Aguerri

Impact of availability of grandparents’ care on birth in working women: An empirical analysis based on data of Chinese dynamic labour force

Hejun Gu, Fengqin Bian and Ehsan Elahi

Does family composition drive future fertility desire and contraceptive use? An evidence based on National Family Health Survey (2015–2016), India

Vineet Kumar, Kaushalendra Kumar Singh, Prakash Kumar and Pragya Singh

Group Triple P – A randomized controlled trial with low-income mothers

Sandra Nogueira, Isabel Abreu-Lima, Catarina Canário and Orlanda Cruz

Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Family Centred Practice Scale for use with families with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

María Auxiliadora Robles-Bello and David Sánchez-Teruel

Systematic review of economic evaluations of children’s social care interventions

Asmaa El-Banna, Stavros Petrou, Hei Hang Edmund Yiu, Shahd Daher, Donald Forrester, Jonathan Scourfield, David Wilkins, Rhiannon Evans, Ruth Turley and Sarah Wallace

The subjective experience of information communication technology use among child welfare workers

Christopher Constantino, Karen Randolph, Melissa Gross, Don Latham, Mollie Rooney and Elliot Preshia

COVID-19 and its impact on education, social life and mental health of students: A survey

Kunal Chaturvedi, Dinesh Kumar Vishwakarma and Nidhi Singh

Academic functioning of youth in foster care: The influence of unique sources of social support

Austen McGuire, Joy Gabrielli, Erin Hambrick, Madelaine R. Abel, Jessy Guler and Yo Jackson

Orphans and their living arrangement in Indian households: Understanding their educational and nutritional status

Abhinesh Singh and T.V. Sekher

Why parental phubbing is at risk for adolescent mobile phone addiction: A serial mediating model

Yongxin Zhang, Qian Ding and Zhaoqi Wang

Depression and anxiety symptoms are associated with problematic smartphone use under the COVID-19 epidemic: The mediation models

Liangyi Jin, Zejun Hao, Jinzi Huang, Hafiza Rabia Akram, Muhammad Farhan Saeed and Haibo Ma

Assessing the links between internalizing symptoms and treatment motivation in incarcerated juveniles

Moneika DiPierro-Sutton, Paula J. Fite and Omar Gudiño

The pathways from self-control at school to performance at work among novice kindergarten teachers: The mediation of work engagement and work stress

Jian-Bin Li, Iris Tuen Yung Leung and Zhouxing Li

Satisfaction, willingness, and well-being: Examining the perceptions of a statewide sample of public and private foster parents

Austin Griffiths, Emily Holderfield-Gaither, Simon P. Funge and Erin T. Warfel

Botswana Child Sexual Abuse legal framework: An analysis of the implementation of Children’s Act 2009

Nankie M. Ramabu

Lifted: A thematic analysis of homeless adolescents’ reflections on their lives since beginning a multifaceted, community-based intervention

Linda M. Raffaele Mendez and Camille A. Randle

Family as a source of risk and resilience among adults with a history of childhood adversity

Anam Khan and Amrita Deb

Implementation of The Sanctuary Model in residential out-of-home care: Enablers, barriers, successes and challenges

Emma Galvin, Heather Morris, Aya Mousa, Renee O'Donnell, Nick Halfpenny and Helen Skouteris

Combining stimulants with antipsychotics for foster children and adolescents: Do prescribers adhere to guidelines?

Helena Bush, John T. Rapp and Erica Kierce

The experience of social distancing for families with children and adolescents during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Uruguay: Difficulties and opportunities

Gastón Ares, Isabel Bove, Leticia Vidal, Gerónimo Brunet, Darío Fuletti, Álvaro Arroyo and María Victoria Blanc

Voter registration and voting attitudes of unhoused young adults in Los Angeles

Robin Petering, Laura Onasch-Vera, Hsun-Ta Hsu, Julia Alessandra, Nikki Chinen and Sachin Medhekar

When parents and clinicians disagree: Consequences for high-risk youth receiving in-home family-based psychiatric treatment

L.B. Decker, A.A. Patel, C.A. Conway, S. Kim, J. Adnopoz and J.L. Woolston