TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Exploring children's perspectives of engagement with their carers using factor analysis
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Withington, Tania
A1  - Duplock, Ray
A1  - Burton, Judith
A1  - Eivers, Areana
A1  - Lonne, Bob
SP  - 41
EP  - 50
VL  - 63
IS  - 
N2  - Positive engagement between a child and carer in out-of-home care is understood to have long-term benefits for children who have experienced abuse or neglect. This study analysed data from the 'Views of Children and Young People in Foster Care 2009' survey of 937 children in out-of-home care in Queensland, Australia, to identify factors that supported or hindered engagement between a child and carer. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and structural regression were used. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that children's engagement with their carer is influenced by a range of internal and external factors including child characteristics, the care experience, contact with biological parents, and placement trajectory. Child engagement is important because it is central to positive outcomes such as placement stability in out-of-home care. Implications for policy and practice include the need for a structural response that supports building and maintaining positive child-carer relationships.<br><br>Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier Ltd.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.11.022
ID  - ref1
ER  -