Maltreated Children's Social Understanding and Empathy: A Preliminary Exploration of Foster Carers' Perspectives

Autor/inn/en	Luke, Nikki; Banerjee, Robin
Titel	Maltreated Children's Social Understanding and Empathy: A Preliminary Exploration of Foster Carers' Perspectives
Quelle	In: Journal of Child and Family Studies, 21 (2012) 2, S.237-246 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1062-1024
DOI	10.1007/s10826-011-9468-x
Schlagwörter	Emotional Problems; Focus Groups; Social Cognition; Empathy; Child Abuse; Social Development; Foster Care; Caregivers; Child Neglect; At Risk Persons; Interviews; Self Concept; Peer Relationship; Emotional Development; Caregiver Training + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Kognition; Empathie; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Soziale Entwicklung; Pflegehilfe; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Kindesvernachlässigung; Risikogruppe; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Selbstkonzept; Peer-Beziehungen; Gefühlsbildung
Abstract	Previous research suggests that parental abuse and neglect can have adverse effects on children's peer relationships and self-perceptions. Emerging theoretical and empirical work suggests that children's social understanding and empathy could play a key role as mediators of these effects, but we have little knowledge about the viability of such a model in explaining the everyday experiences of children in care. Thus, in order to gain an in-depth insight into the potentiality of this conceptual model, a focus group and detailed semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with a total of 10 foster carers. First, a thematic analysis revealed that problematic self-perceptions and peer relationships were indeed commonplace. Crucially, in line with our theoretical model, carers readily identified children's difficulties with social understanding and empathy as relevant explanations for their socio-emotional problems. Carers reported using a variety of strategies to help children, but expressed a need for a clearer training package of practical strategies that could be used to encourage social understanding and empathy in children, with the aim of improving their social relationships. (As Provided).
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