| Tittel: | Victimization in youth living in foster family care: Gender-specific prevalence and trends 2002-2022 | | Ansvar: | Lars Brännström og Olof Bäckman | | Forfatter: | Brännström, Lars  / Bäckman, Olof | | Materialtype: | Artikkel - elektronisk | | Signatur: | Nordic Journal of Criminology | | Utgitt: | Oslo : Universitetsforlaget, 2025 | | Omfang: | S. 1-17 | | ISBN/ISSN: | 2578-9821 | | Serie: | Nordic Journal of Criminology ; 2/Volume 26 | | Emneord: | Fosterhjem / Ungdom / Voldsofre | | Geografiske emneord: | Sverige | | Note: | Open access. Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) | | Innhold: | Abstract
Prior literature has linked experiences of out-of-home care (OHC, foster family care, and residential care) to numerous negative outcomes. However, less is known about the relationship between OHC experience and victimization, particularly compared to same-aged adolescents from the majority population. This study addresses this gap using Swedish repeated cross-sectional data from the Stockholm School Survey (n>140,000), of which approximately 1% report living in foster family care (FFC), to explore the prevalence of victimization and changes over time among youth in FFC compared to their non-FFC peers. Results from multivariable regression analyses indicate that FFC youth, especially girls, have substantially higher risks of various types of victimization, although at higher levels, FFC-experienced youth generally followed trends observed in peers. However, care-experienced girls showed an upward trend in threats and at least one type of victimization, contrary to a downward trend among peers. Implications for research and ongoing debates are discussed.
Keywords: adolescents, foster care, longitudinal, victimization, Sweden | | Del av verk: | Nordic Journal of Criminology Volume 26 no 2 |
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