Peer violence in adolescent residential care: A qualitative examination of contextual and peer factors

Ivana Sekol

Children and Youth Services Review, 2013, vol. 35, issue 12, 1901-1912

Abstract: This research examined the way contextual and peer factors influence peer violence in adolescent residential care. One hundred and twenty residents aged 11–21 from 20 residential care facilities participated in 20 focus groups about peer violence in care. The results demonstrated that four, mutually interrelated themes, contributed to explanations of violence amongst residents: 1) residential peer culture; 2) vulnerability at the beginning of institutionalization; 3) deprivation, stigmatization and frustration; and 4) poor relationship with staff. The results are discussed with reference to the existing residential care and prison-based research on bullying and peer violence and a number of research and policy recommendations are provided.

Keywords: Peer violence; Residential care; Contextual factors; Peer factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.09.006

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