Children and Youth Services Review

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Volume 163, issue C, 2024

Risk perceptions and experience in child protection decision-making: A comparative study of student social workers in Wales and Aotearoa New Zealand

David Wilkins and Emily Keddell

Racial/Ethnic differences in the association between parental wealth and child behavior problems

Sicong Sun, Chien-jen Chiang and Darrell L. Hudson

Empowering transition age youth through trauma-informed, strengths-based, youth-centered, and anti-racist practices: Implementation of a virtual breakthrough series collaborative

Cassandra Kisiel, Uma Guarnaccia, Linzy Pinkerton, Patricia Garibaldi and Jen Agosti

Norwegian Child Welfare Managers’ perceptions of the impacts of COVID-19 infection control measures upon service functionality: A longitudinal study

Gaute Skrove, Bob Lonne, Willy Lichtwarck, Christine Morley, Marie Florence Moufack, Nina Helen Aas Røkkum, Lena Augusta Ulfseth and Bente Heggem Kojan

Interventions for children who have experienced physical abuse: A systematic review narrative synthesis

Kirsten Pearson, Danielle Stephens-Lewis and Kimberley Schenke

“We got to stand up and speak”: Youth in high-poverty, high-crime urban communities of color reflect on their cross-age mentoring program

Katherine Tyson McCrea, Kaleigh V. Wilkins, Maryse Richards, “Cynthia” Onyeka, Ogechi, Kevin M. Miller, Cara DiClemente, Amzie Moore, Heather L. Watson, Kassie Gillis-Harry, Gabriel Jenkins and Naquiria Williams

Framework and effects of the life story work based group intervention ANKOMMEN for adolescents in residential care in Germany. A qualitative analysis of interviews with participants

Steffen Schepp, Jörg M. Fegert, Elisa Pfeiffer, Andreas Witt and Miriam Rassenhofer

“A chain of interlocking rings”: Preschool teachers’ experiences regarding home-school collaboration with a focus on children with special needs and their parents in inclusive education

S. Çelik and G. Tomris

Catch 22: Social workers’ perceptions of the socio-cultural and formal-structural factors that inhibit interventions with at-risk young Arab-Palestinian women in Israel

Karram-Elias Haneen, Alnabilsy Raghda, Pagorek-Eshel Shira and Levin Lia

Contact with child protection services and subsequent rates of first police contact as a person of interest, victim or witness in early life

Ulrika Athanassiou, Tyson Whitten, Stacy Tzoumakis, Kristin R. Laurens, Felicity Harris, Vaughan J. Carr, Melissa J. Green and Kimberlie Dean

Interparental violence and development of antisocial behaviors in Portuguese adolescents

Margarida Simões, Ana Teixeira, Ana Isabel Sani, Ana Paula Monteiro, José Soares Martins and Inês Carvalho Relva

Adolescents who enter state custody concurrently with a psychiatric hospitalization

Theodore P. Cross, Shufen Wang, Steve P. Tran and Yu-Ling Chiu

Parent−child relationship and social competence in Chinese preschoolers: A latent class analysis

Li Luo and Yuxi Qiu

Raised in conditions of psychosocial deprivation: Effects of infant institutionalization on early development

Hannah Sand, Fabio Sticca, Dominique A. Eichelberger, Flavia M. Wehrle, Heidi Simoni, Oskar G. Jenni and Patricia Lannen

The examination of the heterogeneous psychological impact of adverse childhood experiences on Chinese children with and without left-behind status

Chunkai Li, Xinwen Zhang, Ning Ding and Kexin Xie

‘Trying differently’ towards improving school experiences: Systematically reviewing research on school experiences for students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and their teachers

Breana Reedman, Kyle Breen and Haorui Wu

Measurement invariance of the Child Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire-Short Form across parental versions, age, gender, clinical status, and time

Diana Ioana Grama, Anca Dobrean, Ionuț Stelian Florean, Costina Ruxandra Poetar, Ronald P. Rohner and Elena Predescu

Investigating positive reading trajectories among children who experienced out-of-home care

Miriam Maclean, Fernando Lima and Melissa O'Donnell

Psychological and physiological experiences of youth watching Mukbang in China: A qualitative study

Yuxue Xiao, Ting Zhong, Lishan Li, Xiao Wang, Dongyan Tang, Pei Ge Song, Yu Cheng and Wei Xia

A validation study of the Colorado Family Support Assessment 2.0

Melissa K. Richmond, Sara Douglass Bayless and Teri M. Haymond

Multi-criteria techniques based proposals for the End of Childhood Index: Reference levels and compensation issues

Samira El Gibari, Trinidad Gómez, José Manuel Cabello and Francisco Ruiz

Parenting styles and adolescents’ school engagement: The mediating role of future orientation

Benyang Liu, Xiaosong Gai, Guoxia Wang, Su Wang and Dengyin Li

Implementation of training and coaching to improve goal planning and family engagement in early childhood home visiting

Allison West, Ciara Z. Spinosa, Margo DeVoe, Patricia Madariaga and Beth Barnet

Childhood maltreatment and depression among emerging adults: Longitudinal mediation effects of making positive sense of adversity

Xiao Luo, Wei Hu, Qiong Wang, Ruilin Tu, Xiaoyan Han, Yuan Yuan and Mingjie Zhang

Enacting a child safety education programme in special education contexts

Barry Morrissey, Seline Keating and Fiona King

Bullying victimization and aggression, physical activity and sedentary behaviors: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Ana B. Pacífico, Michael P. da Silva, Thiago S. Piola, Eliane D.A. Bacil, Jhonatan G. Campos, Fabio Fontana and Wagner de Campos

Effect of violence exposure on aggressive intervention in Chinese college students: A moderated mediation model

Suran Guo, Ping Zhang, Shaobo Lv and Rui Wang

Predictors of young students’ school participation during the early days of COVID-19 remote learning

Anna D. Johnson, Sherri Castle, Anne Partika and Anne Martin

The meaningful participation of children in matters that affect them: Child participation in the context of child protection across five European countries

Angela Abela, Carmel Devaney, Bente Heggem Kojan, Tatyana Kotzeva, Jelena Arsic and Samita Wilson

Attachment, regulation, and competency framework in mental health services with youth experiencing homelessness: A qualitative study of clinician views

Hayden Mbroh, Moises Rodriguez and Caitlin S. Sayegh

Longitudinal contributions of parent-child and teacher-student relationships to adolescent problematic internet use: The mediating role of self-esteem

Jichao Jia, Dongping Li, Yuxiao Liu, Yueyue Zhou, Wenqiang Sun, Yanhui Wang and Wei Tong

Identifying barriers and interagency solutions to meeting the needs of families experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV): Home visiting and IPV agency perspectives

Stephanie M. Garcia, Katherine S. Kellom, Peter F. Cronholm, Xi Wang, Elizabeth Pride, Elizabeth Tooher, Malkia Singleton Ofori-Agyekum and Meredith Matone

A systematic review of social support interventions for youth in foster care

Amanda Bennett, Mariah Ravet and Joy Gabrielli

Preventing cyberbullying in victims: What role do cognitive coping strategies play in boys and girls?

María Teresa Chamizo-Nieto, Christiane Arrivillaga, Jorge Gómez-Hombrados and Lourdes Rey

Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Highly Sensitive Child Scale among Chinese adolescents

Yue Lin Li, Gang Cheng, Xian Hong Zhou, Ting Ting Fan, Fei Ling Du and Jia Chen

Validating the caregiving experiences questionnaire (CEQ) in a Turkish setting: Understanding attachment and parental care in diverse contexts

K. Büşra Kaynak-Ekici and Hatice Merve İmir

It’s okay to dream: Navigating trauma, healing, and futuring among LGBTQ + Black girls, transgender and nonbinary youth in New York State

Sarah Mountz, LeConté J. Dill, Megan Willows and Jordan Dyett

On the queer road. Parents’ reactions and strategies in response to their LGBTQI children’s coming out

Joanna Mizielińska and Danuta Uryga

“On an Island”: Foster parent experiences of support during the COVID-19 pandemic

Elizabeth Sharda, Rebekah Yurschak and Carlie McNiff

Caregiver report of adverse childhood events: comparison of self-administered and telephone questionnaires

Jamie Lemons, Madhumitha Saravanan, Dmitry Tumin and Chidiogo Anyigbo

Community resource and social safety net information, knowledge, and use among parents of young children in a homeless shelter

Ann Matthews and Erin Hamel

On caring and a love ethic to address the effects of structural violence on adolescent health

Eddie Gorry, Elizabeth Salerno Valdez, Jazmine Chan, Saharra Dixon, Gray Davidson Carroll, Thupten Phuntsog, Elizabeth Delorme, Camille Collins-Lovell, Justine Egan and Aline Gubrium

Economic hardship and the role of cost in childcare decisions: An exploratory study

Megan M. Ronnenberg and Aislinn R. Conrad

Suicide progression and influencing factors in Chinese adolescents: A latent transition analysis

Xuezhen Wang, Zhongjie Wang, Kaiyuan Lu, Juanjuan Zheng and Jingke He

Joint developmental trajectories of victimization and nonsuicidal self-injury in adolescents and the impact of childhood emotional maltreatment: “Boys’ Crisis” and “Girls’ Risk”

Siyi Wang, Wan Ding, Luyao Xiao, Xinyu Wang, Yangguang Ding and Ruibo Xie

Relationships between behavior symptoms and academic performance in out-of-home care children who are Aboriginal

Emily Hindman, Georgia Rowland and Peter Hassmén

Characteristics of identified natural mentors in the experiences and perceptions of early-and-middle-aged adolescent youth: Implications for formal youth mentoring practice

Tereza Javornicky Brumovska

Under what conditions does missing school matter most? Examining associations between absenteeism and child outcomes in Head Start

Wendy S. Wei

‘Let’s Bring It Into the 21st Century’: Perceptions of fairness in child support

Lisa Klein Vogel, Alexis M. Dennis and Nasitta Keita

Readiness for change: Understanding the importance of empowering leadership

Richard Alboroto, Tiberio Garza and Jon McNaughtan

Supporting child and youth participation in service design and decision-making: The ReSPECT approach

Rebekah Grace, Harry Shier, Samia Michail, Tobia Fattore, Tom McClean, Jonathan Ng, Kelly Baird, Sarah Wise and Lynn Kemp

Perceptions of a Youth-Serving Training Program: A case study

Janna C. Heyman, Henry J. Davis, Peggy Kelly and Christopher A. Curtis

“Winging it”: How youth workers navigate debt with young people

Kate Davies, Julia Cook, Steven Threadgold, David Farrugia, Julia Coffey, Benjamin Matthews and Joshua Healy

Staff perspectives on the successful families program model: Combining supportive housing with wraparound services for teen families

Melissa Tremblay, Bethan Kingsley, Rebecca Gokiert, Karen Mottershead, Emily Pynoo, Chantelle Blair, Giulia Puinean and Tamarya Blums

The role of acculturation and acculturation stress in suicidal behaviors among Latina Adolescents: A systematic review of research

Paloma Suárez-Brito, Carolina Hausmann-Stabile, Lillian Polanco-Roman, Alan Meca and Chantel T. Ebrahimi

Who is involved in child protection investigations? The relationship between gender, ethnicity/migration background, and contacts between parents and caseworkers during investigations and assessments

Floor Middel, Mónica López López, John Fluke, Susanne Witte, Nina Biehal and Hans Grietens

Prader-Willi Syndrome: A primer for school psychologists

Kasey E. Bedard, Destiny Pacha, Annette K. Griffith and Stacy Ward

Risks and challenges of living in Institutions: Voices from young people with care experience in China

Shian Yin

Family support workforce skills: Pathways towards (new) conceptualizations

Nevenka Zegarac, Nina Mesl, Anita Burgund Isakov, Mariana Buciuceanu-Vrabie, Ana Maria Pereira Antunes and Cristina Nunes

Adoption of an evidence-based practice approach in the child and family care system in Europe: A comparative survey study

Sonia Byrne, Ninoslava Pećnik, Isabel María Bernedo, Eliška Kodysova, Koraljka Modic Stanke, Javier de Frutos and María José Rodrigo

Which need satisfaction better explains the relation between parental psychological control and adolescent behavior problems: A parallel multi-mediator model based on general strain theory

He Xiao, Yuqi Wu, Zhenfeng Chen and Yangang Nie

Negotiating housing insecurity: Parenting in poverty and the struggle for home

Guy Feldman and Tamar Shwartz-Ziv

Joining forces: Developing a smoking prevention intervention in social work organisations through co-creation with adolescents and youth workers

Kenji Leta, Emelien Lauwerier, Sara Willems, Babette Demeester, Shana Sabbe and Maïté Verloigne

Do we get what we expect? A qualitative study of preschool teachers’ experiences with the Incredible Years® Teacher Classroom Management program

Sofia O. Major, Ana C. Palos, Maria F. Gaspar and Ana I. Santos

Forgotten interventions to promote relational health to prevent child maltreatment

Qing Li, Vincent J. Palusci and Richard D. Krugman

Corrigendum to “Suicide progression and influencing factors in Chinese adolescents: a latent transition analysis” [Child. Youth Serv. Rev. 163 (2024) 107762]

Xuezhen Wang, Zhongjie Wang, Kaiyuan Lu, Juanjuan Zheng and Jingke He

Inclusive education in schools in Russia and Kazakhstan: Attitudes and well-being of teachers as related factors in the formation of an inclusive environment

M. Kozlova and T. Ryabichenko

The efficacy of interventions designed for parents of children with developmental disabilities in Türkiye: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Eyüp Sabır Erbiçer, Muharrem Koç, Özlem Haskan Avcı, Murat Ağırkan, Sedat Şen, Ercan Akın, Ahmet Metin and Sinem Erbiçer

Linking mentalizing capacity, shame, and depressive symptoms in the context of childhood maltreatment

Nicola-Hans Schwarzer, Tobias Nolte, Peter Fonagy, Janet Feigenbaum, Brooks King-Casas, Eva Rüfenacht, Stephan Gingelmaier, Judy Leibowitz, Steve Pilling and P. Read Montague

Prevalence and predictors of multiple, concurrent public early childhood education utilization among head start children

Laura Betancur, Ji Young Choi and Heather L. Rouse

Rural China and the gender gap in early social-emotional development

Shanshan Li, Xiyuan Jia, Alexis Medina, Ann M. Weber and Yue Ma

Inclusion of vulnerable youth in school or work – How can individually tailored professional support contribute?

Kjetil Frøyland

Impact of integrated child development scheme on nutritional and health status of children

S.D. Shanthi

Service navigation and concrete supports from a family Perspective: A preventative and community-based approach to child welfare

Jessica Pettigrew, Katie Golieb and Marc Winokur

Family engagement practices and children’s attendance and early learning skills in a public pre-kindergarten program

Alejandra Ros Pilarz, Ying-Chun Lin and Elizabeth M. Premo

Latine immigrant youths’ attitudes toward mental health and mental health services and the role of culturally-responsive programming

Lisa S. Fuentes, Chelsea Derlan Williams, Gabriela León-Pérez and Oswaldo Moreno

How care leavers faced the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic?

Yafit Sulimani-Aidan

Bidirectional pathways between relationships and sense of belonging in a program for youth living in low-income households

Ashley A. Boat, Ta-yang Hsieh and Chen-Yu Wu

Networking people for goal attainment: Psychosocial processes facilitating resilience of care-leavers in South Africa

Sasambal Reuben

Voices of ethnically diverse social workers on inclusivity of social services and youth mental wellbeing

Kim Kwok, Chi Kin Kwan and Kai Chung Lo

Negotiating quality in open youth work: Balancing standardisation and individualised support

Sandra Biewers Grimm

Investigation of early school leaving risk in disadvantaged girl students at primary education level in rural regions by CHAID analysis

Yusuf Kızıltaş and Hamza Gönülal

Different parenting styles and rural Children’s mental Health: The mediational role of mental resilience

Di Qi and Lingrui Wu

Profiles in cultural humility: Examining differences in openness to training and match length among volunteer mentors

Amy J. Anderson, Savannah B. Simpson and Bernadette Sánchez

Family stress and self-efficacy in parents of children with special needs: The regulatory role of perceived social support

Tansel Yazicioğlu, A. Emel Sardohan Yildirim and Özlem Altindağ Kumaş

Adapting YPAR practices to address community changes and challenges: Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

Jennifer Renick, Michelle Abraczinskas, Amia Nash, Heather Kennedy, Brandon Louie, Brian Villa and Britni L. Adams

Parenting sense of competence and associated factors among parents facing adversity in Norway: a cross-sectional study

Jannike Kaasbøll, Kristin Thaulow and Charlotte Reedtz

Mediating effects of different sources of perceived social support on the association between academic stress and mental distress in Hong Kong

Esther Pui Yung Chyu and Ji-kang Chen

Review of the scientific literature on the impact of extending learning time with vulnerable groups

Laura Natividad-Sancho, Olga Serradell, Ainhoa Flecha Fernández Sanmamed and Carme Garcia-Yeste

Differentiating crossover youth: Examining psychological characteristics in a multicultural Australian youth justice cohort

Anna Moriarty, Benjamin Spivak, Nina Papalia, Mohammed M. Ali, Stefan Luebbers and Stephane Shepherd

Preventing foster care entry at the community, systems, and societal levels: Recommendations from the child-serving workforce

E. Susana Mariscal, Bryan G. Victor, Jenna M. Elliot, Jamie Smith, Miriam Commodore-Mensah and Chiara Sabina

The impact of sports-based aggression replacement training of juvenile offenders: A randomized controlled study

Neslihan Lok, Kerime Bademli, Veysel Temel and Sefa Lok

Measuring sexual interaction competence in adolescents: A validation study of the Sexual Interaction and Relationship Questionnaire (SIRQ)

L.M. Smulders, H.M.W. Bos, G.J.J.M. Stams, C. Konijn, R. Koolhof and M. Assink

Childhood psychological maltreatment predicts adolescents’ bullying victimization: Deviant peer affiliation and teacher-student relationships as moderators

Xingchao Wang, Fangfang Tian and Pengcheng Wang

Correlation between perceived supportive parenting and adolescent cognitive performance: The mediating role of achievement attribution and depressive symptoms

Honghua Li, Leilei Liang, Chengbin Zheng, Tongshuang Yuan, Jinshuo Zhang, Kai Liu and Songli Mei

Exploring the mediation role of self-compassion in the association between bullying perpetration and depression: A cross culture comparison study

Xiyu Wei, Dongyu Liu, H.N. Cheung and J.M. Williams

Disruption and adaptation: The school mobility experience of young people in residential care

Élodie Marion, Laurence Tchuindibi, David Fiset and Caroline Trinh

“I lived but I wasn’t alive”: Examining responses of formal systems to child sexual abuse as described in survivors’ testimonies to the Israeli Independent Public Inquiry

Afnan Attrash-Najjar, Jacobson, Ma’ayan and Carmit Katz

Exploring the effects of a graduate level trauma-informed care education program for child welfare professionals

Maria Lotty, O’Shea, Tadgh, Margarita Frederico and Noreen Kearns

Beyond family: Patterns of kin and fictive kin caregivers among children in the child welfare system

Jennifer Osborne and Scott C. Leon