Exposure to Risk Factors of Adolescents in Residential Care in the South of Brazil

Authors

  • Josiane Lieberknecht Wathier Abaid
  • Débora Dalbosco Dell'Aglio UFRGS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v18i1.29331

Keywords:

residencial care, adolescents, risk factors

Abstract

This research aimed to identify the exposition to risk factors in adolescents from the South of Brazil who lived in residential care. Participants were 113 adolescents aged between 12 and 18 years old (M=14.82; sd=1.47), 60.2% girls, who answered to the questionnaire applied individually to investigate risk and protective factors. The adolescents remained on the residential care more than six years, however, their family contact was preserved, regarding more than 70% of the participants. The results showed different risk factors to development, such as school failure and violence exposition in family and community, among others. The challenge of residential care and the need for investment in public policies that may assist in the recovery and strengthening of family ties are evident.

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Wathier Abaid, J. L., & Dalbosco Dell’Aglio, D. (2014). Exposure to Risk Factors of Adolescents in Residential Care in the South of Brazil. Interação Em Psicologia, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v18i1.29331

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Research Reports

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