@article{ref1,
title="Planned and unplanned terminations of foster care placements in the Netherlands: Relationships with characteristics of foster children and foster placements",
journal="Children and youth services review",
year="2015",
author="van Rooij, Floor and Maaskant, Anne and Weijers, Irene and Weijers, Desiree and Hermanns, Jo",
volume="53",
number="",
pages="130-136",
abstract="This study examined the role of placement and child characteristics in the unplanned termination of foster placements. Data were used from 169 foster children aged 0 to 20. <br><br>RESULTS showed that 35% of all foster placement terminations were unplanned. Outcomes of logistic regression analyses demonstrated that behavior problems, parenting stress and a non-Dutch ethnic background of the foster child increased the likelihood of a placement termination. Furthermore, risk accumulation contributed to unplanned terminations. The results indicate that supporting foster parents in managing problem behavior of the foster child and reducing parenting stress may be a key to an effective prevention of disrupted foster care placements.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0190-7409",
doi="10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.03.022",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.03.022"
}