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Papers by Marie Berlin
Child & Family Social Work, 2014
ABSTRACT We used a regional sample of children in long-term foster care to investigate the preval... more ABSTRACT We used a regional sample of children in long-term foster care to investigate the prevalence of placement breakdown in adolescence, and to assess risk factors/risk markers for placement disruption. The sample consisted of all 136 foster children in the region, born 1980–1992, who on their 12th birthday had been in the same foster family for at least 4 years. They were followed in case files until date of disruption or their 18th birthday. Data on conditions before and during placement were retrieved from case files, and analysed in bi- and multivariate models. Results showed that one in four placements broke down in adolescence. The median child who experienced a breakdown was 14 years old, and had been in the same foster home for more than 10 years. Prominent risk factors were (i) being placed after age 2 and (ii) having a birth sibling in the same foster home. We also uncovered strong risk markers that can be viewed as precursors of placement disruption. When the child or the foster parents repeatedly over time expressed dissatisfaction with the placement, this ended with a placement breakdown in 60% of cases. Implications for practice are discussed.
I detta kapitel beskrivs folkhälsans utveckling i åldersgruppen 16–24 år, en ålder då unga männis... more I detta kapitel beskrivs folkhälsans utveckling i åldersgruppen 16–24 år, en ålder då unga människor befinner sig i brytningstiden mellan barndom och vuxenliv. I kapitlet beskrivs både skolungdomar i gymnasieåldern och ungdomar som gått vidare till studier eller arbete. Liksom för den övriga befolkningen har efterkrigstidens välfärdsutveckling inneburit bättre hälsa för de unga. Sedan 1990-talet har ungdomsgenerationen däremot haft en sämre hälsoutveckling än övriga åldersgrupper, framför allt när det gäller den psykiska hälsan. Sedan mätningarna började i slutet av 1980-talet har andelen ungdomar i åldern 16–24 år som upplever ängslan, oro eller ångest ökat, och den fortsätter alltjämt att öka. Åren 1988–1989 uppgav 9 procent av kvinnorna och 4 procent av männen att de hade besvär av ängslan, oro eller ångest. Åren 2004–2005 hade andelen ökat till 30 procent bland kvinnor och 14 procent bland män. Ökningen gäller inte bara självrapporterade besvär som ängslan, oro och ångest, utan ...
Journal of epidemiology and community health, Jan 28, 2015
In many Western countries, an increasing number of children with separated parents have joint phy... more In many Western countries, an increasing number of children with separated parents have joint physical custody, that is, live equally much in their parent's respective homes. In Sweden, joint physical custody is particularly common and concerns between 30% and 40% of the children with separated parents. It has been hypothesised that the frequent moves and lack of stability in parenting may be stressful for these children. We used data from a national classroom survey of all sixth and ninth grade students in Sweden (N=147839) to investigate the association between children's psychosomatic problems and living arrangements. Children in joint physical custody were compared with those living only or mostly with one parent and in nuclear families. We conducted sex-specific linear regression analyses for z-transformed sum scores of psychosomatic problems and adjusted for age, country of origin as well as children's satisfaction with material resources and relationships to paren...
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2012
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2012
Children and Youth Services Review, 2011
... 1994; Jackson, 1994; Cashmore & Paxman, 1996; Vinnerljung, 1996; Dumaret, Coppel-... more ... 1994; Jackson, 1994; Cashmore & Paxman, 1996; Vinnerljung, 1996; Dumaret, Coppel-Batsch & Couraud, 1997; Pecora et al., 2006; Egelund et al ... This study mainly focus on average grade points, but grade points from four different subjects Science, Swedish, Art and Music are ...
BMC Public Health, 2013
The practice of joint physical custody, where children spend equal time in each parent&am... more The practice of joint physical custody, where children spend equal time in each parent's home after they separate, is increasing in many countries. It is particularly common in Sweden, where this custody arrangement applies to 30 per cent of children with separated parents. The aim of this study was to examine children's health-related quality of life after parental separation, by comparing children living with both parents in nuclear families to those living in joint physical custody and other forms of domestic arrangements. Data from a national Swedish classroom study of 164,580 children aged 12 and 15-years-old were analysed by two-level linear regression modelling. Z-scores were used to equalise scales for ten dimensions of wellbeing from the KIDSCREEN-52 and the KIDSCREEN-10 Index and analysed for children in joint physical custody in comparison with children living in nuclear families and mostly or only with one parent. Living in a nuclear family was positively associated with almost all aspects of wellbeing in comparison to children with separated parents. Children in joint physical custody experienced more positive outcomes, in terms of subjective wellbeing, family life and peer relations, than children living mostly or only with one parent. For the 12-year-olds, beta coefficients for moods and emotions ranged from -0.20 to -0.33 and peer relations from -0.11 to -0.20 for children in joint physical custody and living mostly or only with one parent. The corresponding estimates for the 15-year-olds varied from -0.08 to -0.28 and from -0.03 to -0.13 on these subscales. The 15-year-olds in joint physical custody were more likely than the 12-year-olds to report similar wellbeing levels on most outcomes to the children in nuclear families. Children who spent equal time living with both parents after a separation reported better wellbeing than children in predominantly single parent care. This was particularly true for the 15-year-olds, while the reported wellbeing of 12-years-olds was less satisfactory. There is a need for further studies that can account for the pre and post separation context of individual families and the wellbeing of younger age groups in joint physical custody.
The European Journal of Public Health, 2013
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of migrant density in school on t... more Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of migrant density in school on the well-being of pupils with a migrant origin in first as well as second generation. Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of data from a national classroom survey of 15-year-old Swedish schoolchildren. The study population included 76 229 pupils (86.5% participation) with complete data set from 1352 schools. Six dimensions of well-being from the KIDSCREEN were analysed in two-level linear regression models to assess the influence of migrant origin at individual level and percentage of students with a migrant origin at school level, as well as interaction terms between them. Z-scores were used to equalize scales. Results: A high density (>50%) of pupils with a migrant origin in first or second generation was associated with positive well-being on all six scales for foreign-born pupils originating in Africa or Asia compared with schools with low (<10%) migrant density. The effect sizes were 0.56 for boys and 0.29 for girls on the comprehensive KIDSCREEN 10-index (P<0.001) and 0.61 and 0.34, respectively, for psychological well-being (P<0.001). Of the boys and girls born in Africa or Asia, 31.6% and 34.6%, respectively, reported being bullied during the past week in schools with low (<10%) migrant density. Conclusions: Pupils born in Africa or Asia are at high risk for being bullied and having impaired well-being in schools with few other migrant children. School interventions to improve peer relations and prevent bullying are needed to promote well-being in non-European migrant children.
Child & Family Social Work, 2014
ABSTRACT We used a regional sample of children in long-term foster care to investigate the preval... more ABSTRACT We used a regional sample of children in long-term foster care to investigate the prevalence of placement breakdown in adolescence, and to assess risk factors/risk markers for placement disruption. The sample consisted of all 136 foster children in the region, born 1980–1992, who on their 12th birthday had been in the same foster family for at least 4 years. They were followed in case files until date of disruption or their 18th birthday. Data on conditions before and during placement were retrieved from case files, and analysed in bi- and multivariate models. Results showed that one in four placements broke down in adolescence. The median child who experienced a breakdown was 14 years old, and had been in the same foster home for more than 10 years. Prominent risk factors were (i) being placed after age 2 and (ii) having a birth sibling in the same foster home. We also uncovered strong risk markers that can be viewed as precursors of placement disruption. When the child or the foster parents repeatedly over time expressed dissatisfaction with the placement, this ended with a placement breakdown in 60% of cases. Implications for practice are discussed.
I detta kapitel beskrivs folkhälsans utveckling i åldersgruppen 16–24 år, en ålder då unga männis... more I detta kapitel beskrivs folkhälsans utveckling i åldersgruppen 16–24 år, en ålder då unga människor befinner sig i brytningstiden mellan barndom och vuxenliv. I kapitlet beskrivs både skolungdomar i gymnasieåldern och ungdomar som gått vidare till studier eller arbete. Liksom för den övriga befolkningen har efterkrigstidens välfärdsutveckling inneburit bättre hälsa för de unga. Sedan 1990-talet har ungdomsgenerationen däremot haft en sämre hälsoutveckling än övriga åldersgrupper, framför allt när det gäller den psykiska hälsan. Sedan mätningarna började i slutet av 1980-talet har andelen ungdomar i åldern 16–24 år som upplever ängslan, oro eller ångest ökat, och den fortsätter alltjämt att öka. Åren 1988–1989 uppgav 9 procent av kvinnorna och 4 procent av männen att de hade besvär av ängslan, oro eller ångest. Åren 2004–2005 hade andelen ökat till 30 procent bland kvinnor och 14 procent bland män. Ökningen gäller inte bara självrapporterade besvär som ängslan, oro och ångest, utan ...
Journal of epidemiology and community health, Jan 28, 2015
In many Western countries, an increasing number of children with separated parents have joint phy... more In many Western countries, an increasing number of children with separated parents have joint physical custody, that is, live equally much in their parent's respective homes. In Sweden, joint physical custody is particularly common and concerns between 30% and 40% of the children with separated parents. It has been hypothesised that the frequent moves and lack of stability in parenting may be stressful for these children. We used data from a national classroom survey of all sixth and ninth grade students in Sweden (N=147839) to investigate the association between children's psychosomatic problems and living arrangements. Children in joint physical custody were compared with those living only or mostly with one parent and in nuclear families. We conducted sex-specific linear regression analyses for z-transformed sum scores of psychosomatic problems and adjusted for age, country of origin as well as children's satisfaction with material resources and relationships to paren...
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2012
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2012
Children and Youth Services Review, 2011
... 1994; Jackson, 1994; Cashmore &amp; Paxman, 1996; Vinnerljung, 1996; Dumaret, Coppel-... more ... 1994; Jackson, 1994; Cashmore &amp; Paxman, 1996; Vinnerljung, 1996; Dumaret, Coppel-Batsch &amp; Couraud, 1997; Pecora et al., 2006; Egelund et al ... This study mainly focus on average grade points, but grade points from four different subjects Science, Swedish, Art and Music are ...
BMC Public Health, 2013
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The European Journal of Public Health, 2013
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of migrant density in school on t... more Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of migrant density in school on the well-being of pupils with a migrant origin in first as well as second generation. Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of data from a national classroom survey of 15-year-old Swedish schoolchildren. The study population included 76 229 pupils (86.5% participation) with complete data set from 1352 schools. Six dimensions of well-being from the KIDSCREEN were analysed in two-level linear regression models to assess the influence of migrant origin at individual level and percentage of students with a migrant origin at school level, as well as interaction terms between them. Z-scores were used to equalize scales. Results: A high density (>50%) of pupils with a migrant origin in first or second generation was associated with positive well-being on all six scales for foreign-born pupils originating in Africa or Asia compared with schools with low (<10%) migrant density. The effect sizes were 0.56 for boys and 0.29 for girls on the comprehensive KIDSCREEN 10-index (P<0.001) and 0.61 and 0.34, respectively, for psychological well-being (P<0.001). Of the boys and girls born in Africa or Asia, 31.6% and 34.6%, respectively, reported being bullied during the past week in schools with low (<10%) migrant density. Conclusions: Pupils born in Africa or Asia are at high risk for being bullied and having impaired well-being in schools with few other migrant children. School interventions to improve peer relations and prevent bullying are needed to promote well-being in non-European migrant children.