Young Teenagers’ Views Regarding Residential Care in Portugal and Spain: A Qualitative Study

Carme Montserrat, Paulo Delgado, Marta Garcia-Molsosa, João M. S. Carvalho and Joan Llosada-Gistau
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Carme Montserrat: Universitat de Girona, Plaça Sant Domènec 9, 17004 Girona, Spain
Paulo Delgado: inED—Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Marta Garcia-Molsosa: Universitat de Vic—Universitat Central de Catalunya, c/Sagrada Familia 7, 08500 Vic, Spain
João M. S. Carvalho: CICS.NOVA.UMinho/REMIT—Universidade Portucalense, Rua António Bernardino de Almeida, 541, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
Joan Llosada-Gistau: Universitat de Girona, Plaça Sant Domènec 9, 17004 Girona, Spain

Social Sciences, 2021, vol. 10, issue 2, 1-16

Abstract: Research on residential care has been well established in the literature. Nonetheless, research drawing from the actual experiences of adolescents is relatively scarce. A qualitative study was designed highlighting the voices of children, analysing their fostering experience, interpersonal relationships, their participation in daily decisions, and future aspirations. The sample included 33 early adolescents in residential care aged 12–14 in Portugal ( n = 17) and Spain ( n = 16). Results showed that there was agreement in terms of the importance given to education, their satisfaction with the material conditions of residential centre, and their dissatisfaction concerning matters of individuality, autonomy, participation, and socialization.

Keywords: residential care; Portugal; Spain; qualitative study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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