Perceived social support and quality of life among adolescents in residential youth care: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Residential youth care (RYC) institutions aim to provide care and stability for vulnerable adolescents with several previous and present challenges, such as disrupted attachments, wide-ranging adverse childhood experiences, mental health problems, and poor quality of life (QoL). To the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first to provide knowledge of the associations between perceived social support and QoL and to explore the potential moderating effect of perceived social support on QoL for adolescents who have experienced maltreatment and polyvictimization.

Methods

All RYC institutions with adolescents between the ages 12-23 in Norway were asked to participate in the study. A total of 86 institutions housing 601 adolescents accepted the invitation, f

SUBMITTER: Singstad MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7821657 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature