Research Paper on:
Abused Foster Children and Coping Strategies

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In a study by Browne (2002), it was found that where a child has been abused the foster placement is more likely to be a crisis placement and also the  way that the child that has to cope with the stress will also be influenced manifesting a greater level of self reliance rather than looking for adult or peer support.  This was a qualitative study that took place over three years. The basis if the study was to look at the way that children could cope with what was  classified as non-normative stress (Browne, 2002). The ability to deal with stress is important for a child, however, there are some forms of stress that are not normal to the  development process, such as abuse. Where children have a history of abuse it is also evident from empirical data that there are higher levels of antisocial behaviour, even when placed  in foster homes the foster parents are likely to find the behaviour difficult to deal with and are more likely to request that the placement is terminated. The hypothesis  is that as the children develop and cognitive skills develop there realisation of the faults of parents produce a second period of mourning (Browne, 2002). The basics are supported by  numerous secondary sources, however the study is undertaken as a qualitative study over a period of three years. Here it is also noted that although research has looked at how  adolescents cope with stress, few have looked specifically at foster children. The final sample size was 21, there were between the ages of 12 and 19 years old, therefore  the median age was 15.5 the mean was also 15.5 with a standard deviation of 2.15. The gender spread was seven male and fourteen female, this indicates a bias to