Introduction Adolescents’ subjective well-being has been widely studied across different family structures. However, little is known about the role of basic psychological needs in the subjective well-being of adolescents living in different family structures or in residential care. The present study addresses this gap. Methods The sample comprised 5,295 adolescents aged 10 -16 years ( M age =13.20, SD=1.50) living in intact families (65%), single-parent families (21%), stepparent families (12%), or residential care (2%). Participants completed self-report measures of basic psychological need satisfaction at home, subjective well-being (affective and cognitive components), and perceived family affluence. Results Structural equation modeling showed significant indirect associations between family structure and adolescents’ subjective well-being through basic psychological need satisfaction at home, including a sequential indirect association through perceived family affluence and basic psychological need satisfaction. Living in residential care was also indirectly associated with adolescents’ subjective well-being through basic psychological need satisfaction at home, whereas the direct association was not statistically significant. The results show that adolescents living in intact families reported the highest level of basic psychological need satisfaction at home, followed by those in single-parent and stepparent families, while adolescents in residential care reported the lowest level. Discussion The findings provide evidence that the association between family and care contexts and adolescents’ subjective well-being is statistically mediated by basic psychological need satisfaction at home. The results are discussed in light of the value of parental and caregiver support for adolescents’ basic psychological needs in different family types and care.
BACKGROUND: In residential care for people with intellectual disabilities, support staff take over daily care responsibilities for residents with severe intellectual disabilities. However, parents often remain involved in their support. Yet little is known about the attitudes of support staff towards parental involvement in daily care. METHOD: A vignette-based, qualitatively driven mixed-methods study was conducted, using structured interviews with 33 participants. A qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the data, and descriptive statistics were provided about the participants' responses. RESULTS: The findings showed diverse cognitive, affective and behavioural responses to the vignettes. Staff were mainly sympathetic towards parental involvement but also highlighted moments of friction or uncertainty. CONCLUSIONS: Examining staff's attitudes provided insight into how (past) experiences shaped collaboration with parents. More insight into the coping strategies towards the emotional responses of parents and the impact of negative experiences is needed to sufficiently support staff in collaboration with parents.
زمینه: در مراقبت‌های اقامتی برای افراد دارای ناتوانی ذهنی، کارکنان حمایتی مسئولیت مراقبت‌های روزانه از ساکنان با ناتوانی ذهنی شدید را بر عهده می‌گیرند. با این حال، والدین اغلب همچنان در حمایت از فرزندان خود مشارکت دارند. با این وجود، اطلاعات اندکی درباره نگرش‌های کارکنان حمایتی نسبت به مشارکت والدین در مراقبت‌های روزانه وجود دارد. روش: یک مطالعه ترکیبی با محوریت کیفی مبتنی بر سناریو انجام شد و از مصاحبه‌های ساختاریافته با ۳۳ شرکت‌کننده استفاده گردید. برای تحلیل داده‌ها از تحلیل محتوای کیفی استفاده شد و آمار توصیفی درباره پاسخ‌های شرکت‌کنندگان ارائه شد. یافته‌ها: نتایج نشان داد که پاسخ‌های شناختی، عاطفی و رفتاری متنوعی نسبت به سناریوها وجود دارد. کارکنان عمدتاً نسبت به مشارکت والدین همدل بودند اما همچنین به لحظاتی از اصطکاک یا عدم اطمینان اشاره کردند. نتیجه‌گیری: بررسی نگرش‌های کارکنان، بینشی درباره چگونگی تأثیر تجربیات (گذشته) بر همکاری با والدین فراهم کرد. برای حمایت کافی از کارکنان در همکاری با والدین، نیاز به بینش بیشتر درباره راهبردهای مقابله‌ای نسبت به واکنش‌های عاطفی والدین و تأثیر تجربیات منفی وجود دارد.
