TY - JOUR
T1 - Noticing the unutilized resource of siblinghood
T2 - Key conclusions from a scoping review about siblings in out-of-home placements
AU - Barnea, Osher
AU - Cohen, Noa
AU - Hindi, Inbal
AU - Katz, Carmit
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2023/7
Y1 - 2023/7
N2 - Background: Sibling bonds are often the most enduring relationship in an individual's life span. The out-of-home placement of siblings is widespread and may significantly influence children's journeys and wellbeing. Objective: The current scoping literature review was designed to characterize and analyze the existing knowledge regarding siblings in out-of-home placements. Method: Key databases were explored using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, which identified 33 studies relevant to the current study's focus. The studies used quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods and included a variety of out-of-home placement settings and sample characteristics. Results: Utilizing thematic analysis, the findings addressed three main themes: the sibling bond as a contributor to the wellbeing of children in out-of-home placements, trends in sibling placement, and difficulties in maintaining the sibling bond in out-of-home placements regarding micro, meso and exo factors. Conclusion: A key conclusion from the review is that the welfare system struggles to address a child as a part of a sibling group and an extensive and multilayered relational network; hence, siblinghood is an unutilized resource in out-of-home placements. Future directions for practice, policy and research are included and discussed.
AB - Background: Sibling bonds are often the most enduring relationship in an individual's life span. The out-of-home placement of siblings is widespread and may significantly influence children's journeys and wellbeing. Objective: The current scoping literature review was designed to characterize and analyze the existing knowledge regarding siblings in out-of-home placements. Method: Key databases were explored using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, which identified 33 studies relevant to the current study's focus. The studies used quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods and included a variety of out-of-home placement settings and sample characteristics. Results: Utilizing thematic analysis, the findings addressed three main themes: the sibling bond as a contributor to the wellbeing of children in out-of-home placements, trends in sibling placement, and difficulties in maintaining the sibling bond in out-of-home placements regarding micro, meso and exo factors. Conclusion: A key conclusion from the review is that the welfare system struggles to address a child as a part of a sibling group and an extensive and multilayered relational network; hence, siblinghood is an unutilized resource in out-of-home placements. Future directions for practice, policy and research are included and discussed.
KW - Child maltreatment
KW - Ecological systems theory
KW - Out-of-home placement
KW - Scoping review
KW - Siblings
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85153501260&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106192
DO - 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106192
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C2 - 37116451
AN - SCOPUS:85153501260
SN - 0145-2134
VL - 141
JO - Child Abuse and Neglect
JF - Child Abuse and Neglect
M1 - 106192
ER -