The purpose of the study was to examine the relation between prior maltreatment history and placement instability among pre-teen children in the foster care system and perceptions of mother-child relationship when children are age 14. Using LONGSCAN data set, children were 50.5% females, and the majority self-identified as African America (58.8%). A majority of the parent sample self-reported as either single (40.7%) or married (33.2%), and a majority (53.4%) of mothers reported an annual income of $24,999 or less in 2010. Findings were that increased placement instability was linked with child perception of lower relationship quality and was associated with recent involvement with their mother. A history of prior maltreatment also was associated with child perception of lower relationship quality and higher recent involvement with mothers. Recent involvement was also found to moderate the effect of placement instability and prior maltreatment on children's perception of relationship quality with mothers. Despite limitations of the current study, findings can inform foster care practice to bring stability into the lives of the children affected by maltreatment and frequent placement changes. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Family and Child Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for
the degree of Master of Science. / Spring Semester, 2013. / March 20, 2013. / Attachment, Children, Foster care, Parent-child relationship, Recent
involvement, Relationship quality / Includes bibliographical references. / Christine A. Readdick, Professor Directing Thesis; Ann K. Mullis, Committee Member; Mary Francis Hanline, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_253327 |
| Contributors | Collazo, Christine (authoraut), Readdick, Christine A. (professor directing thesis), Mullis, Ann K. (committee member), Hanline, Mary Francis (committee member), Department of Family and Child Sciences (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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