1. The caseworker as an external locus of hope for LGB youth in foster care.
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Pharris, Angela B., Lepper-Pappan, Heather, Maher, Erin, and Natale, Anthony P.
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CHILD welfare ,SEXUAL orientation ,GENDER identity ,QUALITATIVE research ,RESEARCH funding ,LGBTQ+ people ,AT-risk people ,SEXUAL orientation identity ,FOSTER home care ,FAMILY relations ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,PSYCHOLOGY ,EXPERIENCE ,SOCIAL skills ,STATISTICS ,THEORY ,HOPE ,CAREGIVER attitudes ,ADVERSE childhood experiences ,WELL-being ,REGRESSION analysis - Abstract
Research with youth has demonstrated that a hopeful mind-set is associated with resilience and well-being and is influenced by our supportive caregivers and adults. Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth experience a very high frequency of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and may lack supportive caregivers throughout their foster care experience. This study tests the theory that child welfare caseworkers are a source of hope among LGB youth in foster care. Quantitative analysis was used to examine differences in ACE exposure and differences in the caseworker as a source of hope. LGB youth with eight or more ACEs have a significant positive association with hope in their caseworkers than non-LGB youth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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