Children and Youth Services Review

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Volume 95, issue C, 2018

Drug use history as a moderator of the effects of virtuous orientation on the realization of drug harm in youth pp. 1-11

Steven Sek-yum Ngai, Jacky Chau-kiu Cheung and Yuen-hang Ng

A qualitative study on the rights of rural left-behind children in Sichuan Province, China pp. 12-18

Haomiao Zhang

Perspectives on readiness for preschool: A mixed-methods study of Chinese parents, teachers, and principals pp. 19-31

Sha Xie and Hui Li

Young offenders caught in the act: A population-based cohort study comparing internationally adopted and non-adopted adolescents pp. 32-41

Joost R. van Ginkel, Femmie Juffer, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg and Marinus H. van IJzendoorn

“Bedtime is when bad stuff happens”: Sleep problems in foster care alumni pp. 42-48

Rachel A. Fusco and Shanti J. Kulkarni

Randomized trial of PMTO in foster care: 12-month child well-being, parenting, and caregiver functioning outcomes pp. 49-63

Becci A. Akin, Kyle Lang, Yueqi Yan and Thomas P. McDonald

Identifying practice and program elements of interventions for families with multiple problems: The development of a taxonomy pp. 64-70

L. Visscher, K.E. Evenboer, D.E.M.C. Jansen, R.H.J. Scholte, J. Knot-Dickscheit, J.W. Veerman, S.A. Reijneveld and T.A. van Yperen

Environmental influences on physical activity – Romanian youths' perspectives pp. 71-79

Petru Sandu, Razvan M. Chereches, Catalin O. Baba, Radu N. Revnic and Floarea Mocean

Exploring associations between maternal adverse childhood experiences and child behavior pp. 80-87

Kate Stepleton, Emily Adlin Bosk, Jacquelynn F. Duron, Brett Greenfield, Kerrie Ocasio and Michael J. MacKenzie

Risk and protective factors for alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine use among child welfare-involved youth pp. 88-94

Samantha L. Pittenger, Kelly E. Moore, Emily R. Dworkin, Cindy A. Crusto and Christian M. Connell

Examining the wider context of formal youth mentoring programme development, delivery and maintenance: A qualitative study with mentoring managers and experts in the United Kingdom pp. 95-108

Heide Busse, Rona Campbell and Ruth Kipping

The impact of deportation-related family separations on the well-being of Latinx children and youth: A review of the literature pp. 109-116

Kristina Lovato, Corina Lopez, Leyla Karimli and Laura S. Abrams

How short-term placements affect placement trajectories: A propensity-weighted analysis of re-entry into care pp. 117-124

Sophie T. Hébert, Tonino Esposito and Sonia Hélie

What characteristics are accepted in the child by Brazilian adoption applicants? A latent class analysis pp. 125-133

Rebecca Valadão Bussinger, Elisa Avellar Merçon-Vargas, Danielly Bart Nascimento and Edinete Maria Rosa

Transition to adult life of young people leaving foster care: A qualitative systematic review pp. 134-143

Arja Häggman-Laitila, Pirkko Salokekkilä and Suyen Karki

Integration of mental health services into an innovative health care delivery model for children with chronic conditions pp. 144-151

Anne Elizabeth Glassgow, Michael Gerges, Molly A. Martin, Isela Estrada, Zahra Issa, Katerine Lapin, Laura Morell, Nitza Solis, Benjamin Van Voorhees and Heather J. Risser

Relations between restorative parental discipline, family climate, parental support, empathy, shame, and defenders in bullying pp. 152-159

Angel Alberto Valdés-Cuervo, Carolina Alcántar-Nieblas, Belén Martínez-Ferrer and Lizeth Parra-Pérez

Child care subsidy programs and child care choices: Effects on the number and type of arrangements pp. 160-173

Alejandra Ros Pilarz

Trajectories of co-occurrence of depressive symptoms and deviant behaviors: The influences of perceived social support and personal characteristics pp. 174-182

Chia-Yi Chen and Yin-Ju Lien

Parents' experiences of services addressing parenting of children considered at-risk for future antisocial and criminal behaviour: A qualitative longitudinal study pp. 183-190

Madeleine Stevens

Deciding on priorities in youth care: A systematic literature review pp. 191-199

Koen Gevaert, Sabrina Keinemans and Rudi Roose

“They're just made up different”: Juvenile correctional staff perceptions of incarcerated boys and girls pp. 200-208

Tasha Randall Galardi and Richard A. Settersten

The relationship between parental conflict and preschool children's behavior problems: A moderated mediation model of parenting stress and child emotionality pp. 209-216

Xin Xuan, Fumei Chen, Chunyong Yuan, Xinghui Zhang, Yuhan Luo, Ye Xue and Yun Wang

Bullying and cyberbullying in Polish elementary and middle schools: Validation of questionnaires and nature of the phenomena pp. 217-225

Estera Twardowska-Staszek, Izabela Zych and Rosario Ortega-Ruiz

Crime and punishment: An examination of school context and student characteristics that predict out-of-school suspension pp. 226-234

Rebecca A. Cruz and Janelle E. Rodl

Psychosocial risk behaviors in Mexican young women experiencing homelessness pp. 235-242

Susana Castaños-Cervantes and Nicole M. Vélez-Agosto

Re-conceptualising youth participation: A framework to inform action pp. 243-253

Helen Cahill and Babak Dadvand

The effect of marital and migrant status on the psychological distress of low socioeconomic mothers and their children in Israel pp. 254-262

Rachel Bachner-Melman, Michelle Slone, Lilac Lev-Ari and Rafael Youngmann

The association between out-of-home placement and offending behavior among maltreated youth: A systematic review pp. 263-281

Miyoung Yoon, Anna E. Bender and Jiho Park

Pre-adoption training: Experiences and recommendations from adoptive parents and course trainers pp. 282-289

Hans Bugge Bergsund, Filip Drozd, Marit Bergum Hansen and Heidi Jacobsen

The severity, consequences and risk factors of child abuse in China – An empirical Study of 5836 children in China's mid-western regions pp. 290-299

Qi Di, Wang Yongjie and Wan Guowei

Reducing barriers to using data: A learning collaborative approach to leverage collective knowledge about treatment parent satisfaction and retention pp. 300-307

Amy Strickler, Jennifer R. Mihalo and Karen L. Celedonia

Social adaptation of Chinese left-behind children: Systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 308-315

Junhua Zhang, Lixia Yan, Huiyan Qiu and Binrong Dai

High stress experienced in the foster and kin carer role: Understanding the complexities of the carer and child in context pp. 316-326

Leith Harding, Kate Murray, Jane Shakespeare-Finch and Ron Frey

Child abuse, mental health and sleeping arrangements among homeless youth: Links to physical and sexual street victimization pp. 327-333

Kimberly A. Tyler and Rachel M. Schmitz

Factors that influence the level of financial literacy among young people: The role of parental engagement and students' experiences with money matters pp. 334-351

Dolores Moreno-Herrero, Manuel Salas-Velasco and José Sánchez-Campillo

Parenting adoptive children: Reflective functioning and parent-child interactions. A comparative, relational and predictive study pp. 352-360

Esperanza León, Miriam Steele, Jesús Palacios, Maite Román and Carmen Moreno

A macro-coding perspective: Interviewer support and child comfort in investigative interviews with young alleged victims of sexual abuse pp. 361-367

Elizabeth C. Ahern, Faith VanMeter and Michael E. Lamb

Exploring the complexity of hair and identity among African American female adolescents in foster care pp. 368-376

Lakindra Mitchell Dove and Laurie E. Powers

Development and validation of a scale to measure media multitasking among adolescents: Results from China pp. 377-383

Jiutong Luo, Meng Sun, Pui-sze Yeung and Hui Li

Adolescent females with limited delinquency – At risk of school failure pp. 384-396

Azade Azad and Hanna Ginner Hau

Palestinian adolescents' exposure to community violence and internalizing and externalizing symptoms: Parental factors as mediators pp. 397-406

Neveen Ali-Saleh Darawshy and Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia

From care to education and employment: A meta-analysis pp. 407-416

Luciana Cassarino-Perez, Gemma Crous, Anouk Goemans, Carme Montserrat and Jorge Castellà Sarriera

Volume 94, issue C, 2018

Examining the relationship between incarceration and child support arrears among low-income fathers pp. 1-9

Branden A. McLeod and Aaron Gottlieb

Cyber victimization and adolescent depression: The mediating role of psychological insecurity and the moderating role of perceived social support pp. 10-19

Yang Li, Dongping Li, Xian Li, Yueyue Zhou, Wenqiang Sun, Yanhui Wang and Jinfeng Li

Engaging diverse Canadian youth in youth development programs: Program quality and community engagement pp. 20-26

Heather L. Ramey, Heather L. Lawford, Linda Rose-Krasnor, John Freeman and Jordi Lanctot

Mental health outcomes among youth in foster care with disabilities pp. 27-34

Junghee Lee, Laurie Powers, Sarah Geenen, Jessica Schmidt, Jennifer Blakeslee and Insik Hwang

Understanding internet gaming addiction among South Korean adolescents through photovoice pp. 35-42

Hee Joung Seok, Jeoung Min Lee, Chi-Yong Park and Ji Young Park

Promoting resilience among adolescents in care from their social workers' perspectives pp. 43-48

Yafit Sulimani-Aidan

Satisfaction of Italian parents with inter-country adoption: The support of specialised operators pp. 49-55

Chiara Oldani

Brief motivational interviewing training for home visitors: Results for caregiver retention and referral engagement pp. 56-64

Jacklyn Biggs, Jessica Sprague-Jones, Teri Garstka and Deborah Richardson

The role of out-of-home caregivers in the achievement of child welfare permanency pp. 65-71

Colleen C. Katz, Marina Lalayants and Jon D. Phillips

Racial disparities in the proportion of needed services maltreated children received pp. 72-81

Tyrone C. Cheng and Celia C. Lo

Caregiver perceived barriers to preventing unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections among youth in foster care pp. 82-87

Katie Albertson, Julia M. Crouch, Wadiya Udell, Allison Schimmel-Bristow, Jessica Serrano and Kym R. Ahrens

Interaction between possible selves and the resilience of care-leavers in South Africa pp. 88-95

Sue Bond and Adrian van Breda

The influence of child care on the behavior problems of children of teenage mothers pp. 96-104

Ben Edwards and Maggie Yu

Understanding the dynamics among acculturative stress, coping, and growth: A grounded theory of the Korean immigrant adolescent experience pp. 105-114

Sookjung Lee

A national analysis of guardianship assistance policy and implementation pp. 115-125

Lydia F. Killos, William M. Vesneski, Peter J. Pecora, Rebecca Rebbe and Steve Christian

The utility of manifest needs questionnaire (MNQ) for better selection and training of youth workers in therapeutic residential care: One agency's exploration pp. 126-131

Kenneth M. Coll, Roger A. Stewart, Kathryn A.F. Coll, Stacey Scholl and Nicole Hauser

What makes bullies and victims in Korean elementary schools? pp. 132-139

Jae Young Chung, Mi Suk Sun and Hyun Ju Kim

“My youth, I call the shots”: A qualitative examination of university students' perspectives on life transition and identity development in China pp. 140-147

Rui Yuan and Steven Sek-yum Ngai

A multidimensional model of adolescent girls' elopement and related factors in Saudi Arabia pp. 148-154

Ahmed Al Hariri

A short-term evaluation of a hospital no hit zone policy to increase bystander intervention in cases of parent-to-child violence pp. 155-162

Elizabeth T. Gershoff, Sarah A. Font, Catherine A. Taylor, Ann Budzak Garza, Denyse Olson-Dorff and Rebecca H. Foster

Profiles of parent and peer attachments of adolescents and associations with psychological outcomes pp. 163-172

Jinbo He, Xinjie Chen, Xitao Fan, Zhihui Cai and Shudan Hao

Challenges of Latino young men and women: Examining the role of gender in discrimination and mental health pp. 173-179

Vanja Lazarevic, Flavia Crovetto and Alyson F. Shapiro

An urban university campus support program for students from foster care: Services and outcomes pp. 180-185

Sonja Lenz-Rashid

Teacher burnout in pre-schools: A cross-cultural factorial validity, measurement invariance and latent mean comparison of the Maslach Burnout Inventory, Educators Survey (MBI-ES) pp. 186-197

Michael Osei Aboagye, Jinliang Qin, Abdul Qayyum, Collins Opoku Antwi, Yasin Jababu and Emmanuel Affum-Osei

Getting by and getting ahead: Social capital and transition to college among homeless and foster youth pp. 198-206

Kim Skobba, David Meyers and Lori Tiller

The moderating effects of positive psychological strengths on the relationship between tiger parenting and child anxiety pp. 207-215

Hau-lin Tam, Sylvia Y.C.L. Kwok, Chloe C.Y. Ling and Candice Ip-ki Li

Stories from journeys to the edge of care11In this paper ‘care’ refers to the UK context whereby children are taken from families and ‘looked after’ in statutory local authority out of home care including foster placements and residential care.: Challenges for children and family services pp. 216-224

Barry Percy-Smith and Jane Dalrymple

A systematic review of the effectiveness of interagency and cross-system collaborations in the United States to improve child welfare outcomes pp. 225-245

Ijeoma Nwabuzor Ogbonnaya and Annie J. Keeney

Is eating in the school canteen better to fight overweight? A sociological observational study on nutrition in Italian children pp. 246-256

Alessandra Decataldo and Brunella Fiore

Fostering educational success of children and youth in care: Perspectives of youth with experience living in care pp. 257-264

Deborah Rutman and Carol Hubberstey

Foster parents’ experience of dependency court: Laying the groundwork for engagement pp. 265-273

Corey S. Shdaimah and Ivana T. Alexander

Breaking the mold: Socio-ecologic factors to influence the development of non-harsh parenting strategies to reduce risk for child physical abuse pp. 274-283

Julia M. Fleckman, Catherine A. Taylor, Heather L. Storer, Katherine Andrinopoulos, Lindsey E.G. Weil, Lily Rubin-Miller and Katherine P. Theall

Pregnancy attitudes and contraceptive use among young adults with histories of foster care pp. 284-289

Katie Massey Combs, Samantha M. Brown, Stephanie Begun and Heather Taussig

The role of strains in negative emotions and bullying behaviors of school-aged children pp. 290-297

Fan Yang, Debra Nelson-Gardell and Yuqi Guo

How adults change from facilitating youth participatory action research: Process and outcomes pp. 298-305

Heather Kennedy

Community-based learning collaboratives and participant reports of interprofessional collaboration, barriers to, and utilization of child trauma services pp. 306-314

Rochelle F. Hanson, Benjamin E. Saunders, Samuel O. Peer, Elizabeth Ralston, Angela D. Moreland, Sonja Schoenwald and Jason Chapman

Caste and control in schools: A systematic review of the pathways, rates and correlates of exclusion due to school discipline pp. 315-339

Richard O. Welsh and Shafiqua Little

Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA): Psychometric properties of the Italian version pp. 340-346

Barbara D'Avanzo, Piergiorgio Lovaglio, Alberto Parabiaghi, Patrizia Conti, Alessandra Frigerio, Massimo Molteni, Emiliano Monzani, Piero Ernesto Rossi and Angelo Barbato

Does reunification matter? Differences in the social connection to tribe and tribal enrollment of American Indian fostered and adopted adults pp. 347-353

Ashley L. Landers, Amy A. Morgan, Sharon M. Danes and Sandy White Hawk

Welfare participation and depression among youth in the United States: A systematic review pp. 354-367

Shiyou Wu, Qi Wu, Mark W. Fraser, Mimi V. Chapman and Qin Gao

Barriers and consultation needs regarding implementation of evidence-based treatment in community agencies pp. 368-377

Jason A. Oliver and Jason M. Lang

The relationship of school climate with out-of-school suspensions pp. 378-389

Francis L. Huang and Dewey Cornell

Factors influencing the development of empathy and pro-social behaviour among adolescents: A systematic review pp. 421-436

Charlotte Silke, Bernadine Brady, Ciara Boylan and Pat Dolan

Parental sense of competence among non-kin foster carers from Spain pp. 437-445

Jesús M. Jiménez-Morago, Esperanza León and Cecilia Algeciras

Parenting Style and Aggression: A Meta-Analysis of Mainland Chinese Children and Youth pp. 446-455

Hao Lei, Ming Ming Chiu, Yunhuo Cui, Wenye Zhou and Shunyu Li

The influence of Non-violent Resistance on work climate, living group climate and aggression in child and adolescent residential care pp. 456-465

K. van Gink, R. Vermeiren, N. Goddard, L. van Domburgh, B. van der Stegen, J. Twisk, A. Popma and L. Jansen

A pilot randomized controlled trial of a technology-based substance use intervention for youth exiting foster care pp. 466-476

Jordan M. Braciszewski, Golfo K. Tzilos Wernette, Roland S. Moore, Beth C. Bock, Robert L. Stout and Patricia Chamberlain

Correlates of shelter use among young adults experiencing homelessness pp. 477-484

Ha Yoonsook, Margaret M.C. Thomas, Sarah Carter Narendorf and Diane Santa Maria

Global dissemination of parent-child interaction therapy: The perspectives of Dutch trainees pp. 485-492

Larissa N. Niec, Mariëlle E. Abrahamse, Ryan Egan, Frederique J.G. Coelman and Willemine D. Heiner

Correlates and outcomes associated with sexting among justice involved youth: The role of developmental adversity, emotional disinhibitions, relationship context, and dating violence pp. 493-499

Jamie Yoder, Jesse Hansen and Madison Precht

Family child care providers' responsiveness toward children: The role of professional support and perceived stress pp. 500-510

Lieny Jeon, Kyong-Ah Kwon and Ji Young Choi

Black parents ask for a second look: Parenting under ‘White’ Child Protection rules in Canada pp. 511-524

Paul Banahene Adjei and Eric Minka

A paradigm shift in responding to children who have experienced trauma: The Australian treatment and care for kids program pp. 525-534

Lynne McPherson, Kathomi Gatwiri, Joe Tucci, Janise Mitchell and Noel Macnamara

Road runners: Why youth abscond from out-of-home care in New Zealand pp. 535-544

Francesca Bowden, Ian Lambie and Gwen Willis

Child-friendly city policies in the Republic of Korea pp. 545-556

Hyojin Nam and Seok In Nam

Forensic interviews with children: Exploring the richness of children's drawing and the richness of their testimony pp. 557-562

Carmit Katz, Anna-Lisa Klages and Liat Hamama

Reducing delinquency among African American youth in foster care: Does gender make a difference in crossover prevention? pp. 563-571

Abigail Williams-Butler

Mothers' affective experiences and child behaviors: A diary study examining child-driven effects among Chinese preschoolers pp. 572-578

Ni Yan, Sophia Hooper, Arya Ansari and Hezheng Hao

Development of a complex tertiary prevention intervention for the transition out of youth homelessness pp. 579-588

Nina A. Vitopoulos, Tyler J. Frederick, Scott Leon, Mardi Daley, Carol McDonald, Shaniah Morales, Leysa Cerswell Kielburger, Sue Cohen, Karen Eacott, Carol Howes, Rose Gutierrez, Karen McGavin, Kamika Peters, Julia Vanderheul, Kwame McKenzie and Sean A. Kidd

Special needs education and school mobility: School outcomes for children placed and not placed in out-of-home care pp. 589-597

Åse Hansson, Jan-Eric Gustafsson and Bo Nielsen

Development and testing of an assessment of youth/young adult voice in agency-level advising and decision making pp. 598-605

Janet S. Walker, Brianne M. Masselli, Jennifer Blakeslee, Caitlin Baird and Kristin Thorp

Voices of refugee children in Korea pp. 606-616

Choong Rai Nho, Sukyoung Yoon and Juae Ko

Invisible vulnerability: Participant perceptions of a campus-based program for students without caregivers pp. 617-627

Tara Opsal and Rebecca Eman

Children of incarcerated parents: Development of externalizing behaviors across adolescence pp. 628-635

Jean M. Kjellstrand, Wendy M. Reinke and J. Mark Eddy

Adolescent depression and the use of services and psychotropic medications in relation to family structure and race/ethnicity pp. 636-643

Saijun Zhang, Douglas C. Smith and Karen M. Tabb

Sociodemographic inequalities in substance use among young people in Vietnam pp. 644-649

Ha Ngoc Do, Nila Nathan, Bang Van Nguyen, Huong Thi Le, Hoa Quynh Thi Nguyen, Anh Tuan Nguyen, Hiep Duy Nguyen, Thanh Phuong Bui, Thao Bich Thi Vu, Khiet Thanh Le, Dung Tuan Nguyen, Giang Thu Vu, Long Hoang Nguyen, Bach Xuan Tran, Carl A. Latkin, Cyrus S.H. Ho and Roger C.M. Ho

Cognitive coping in relation to self-determination and quality of life in homeless young adults pp. 650-658

Astrid M. Altena, Sandra N. Boersma, Mariëlle D. Beijersbergen and Judith R.L.M. Wolf

Screen time relationship of Chinese parents and their children pp. 659-669

Bi Ying Hu, Gregory Kirk Johnson and Huiping Wu

How do physical health problems of Korean adolescents in out-of-home care affect their psychosocial adaptations? The mediation of bullying victimization experiences pp. 670-678

Hyunah Kang, JongSerl Chun, Choong Rai Nho, Seokjin Woo and Ick-Joong Chung

The moderating role of attachment on the association between childhood maltreatment and adolescent dating violence pp. 679-688

Carla Smith Stover, Mi Jin Choi and Linda C. Mayes

The effect of a sport-based intervention to prevent juvenile delinquency in at-risk adolescents pp. 689-698

Anouk Spruit, Peter Hoffenaar, Claudia van der Put, Eveline van Vugt and Geert Jan Stams

Short-term family foster care in Flanders: An exploratory study into the factors associated with family reunification decisions pp. 699-708

Frank Van Holen, Laurence Belenger, Elke Carlier, Babette Potoms and Johan Vanderfaeillie

The effect of domestic violence against women on child welfare in Vietnam pp. 709-719

Quang N. Bui, Trung Hoang and Nga T.V. Le