Examination of Negative Peer Contagion in a Residential Care Setting

Autor/inn/en	Huefner, Jonathan C.; Ringle, Jay L.
Titel	Examination of Negative Peer Contagion in a Residential Care Setting
Quelle	In: Journal of Child and Family Studies, 21 (2012) 5, S.807-815 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1062-1024
DOI	10.1007/s10826-011-9540-6
Schlagwörter	Program Effectiveness; Behavior Disorders; Residential Programs; Residential Care; Juvenile Justice; Peer Influence; Youth; Caregivers; Correlation; Emotional Disturbances; Comparative Analysis; Incidence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozialer Wohnungsbau; Jugendgerichtshilfe; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Korrelation; Gefühlsstörung; Vorkommen
Abstract	There has been ongoing concern about the negative impact of residential treatment on youth in care. Research examining the impact of negative peer influence in juvenile justice, education, and residential care settings is reviewed. A study was conducted to examine the impact of negative peer contagion on the level of problem behavior in a residential care program, and the extent to which caregiver experience and youth time-in-program mediated that relationship. The study used archival data for 1,438 first-time admissions to a large Midwestern out-of-home residential program for youth with emotional and behavioral problems. Hierarchical Linear Modeling was used to examine the relationship between daily reports of conduct and oppositional defiant disorder (CD/ODD) behaviors and the percentage of conduct disorder youth living in a home. Greater exposure to conduct disordered peers was not related to increased rates of CD/ODD behavior. CD/ODD behavior was directly related to direct care staff level of experience and youth time in program. Implications for residential care are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10