Anxiety, Depression and Fraternal Experiences on the Birth Child in a Foster Home

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Mainpin A.M. [1 ]
Minary J.-P. [1 ]
Boutanquoi M. [1 ]
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[1] Laboratoire de Psychologie (EA 3188), Université de Franche-Comté, 30 Rue Mégevand, Besançon Cedex
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Anxiety; Birth child; Depression; Foster family; Fraternal experiences;
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10.1007/s10560-016-0437-5
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If foster care primarily concerns foster children displaced from a family to another, it also constitutes a singular event for the entire family, including the children of the foster parents. The aim of this study was to examine anxiety and depressive symptoms in foster families’ birth children and to explore the statistical associations between the different types of horizontal relations (with a sibling or a foster child) and the psycho-affective equilibrium of the birth children. Self-evaluation scales on the quality of sibling relations, anxiety and depressive symptoms were used. Forty five birth adolescents, aged from 11 to 18 years old, took part in the study. These participants showed more balanced scores of anxiety and depression than the population of the same age. Post-hoc tests additionally suggest that these ones vary depending on the gender, possibly due to specific role expectations. The relations between siblings or with the foster child present differentiated outcomes on anxiety and depression scores. This study confirms that the quality of horizontal relations is important for the psycho-affective equilibrium of the birth child. The relationships between birth and foster children need to be more systematically considered in order to promote successful fostering. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
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