Loring Jones’s article Measuring Resiliency and Its Predictors in Recently Discharged Foster Youth is a study where 97 foster youth are interviewed six months after they are discharged from the foster care system. The study took place at a foster care residence that uses a “residential education” approach. This means the emphasis at this facility was on education and social development. The interview is used to see how resilient the youth are based on predetermined predictors for being resilient. This study will be used as a starting point for many studies to come as it only laid the ground work for what to look at when trying to determine if someone was resilient. The study stated that resiliency is defined as “to make positive adaptations
…show more content…
Six months after discharge youth were interviewed using questions designed to see how resilient the youth was. Questions were asked about “employment, schooling, housing, marriage, substance use, criminal justice involvement, optimism, and their perception of how well prepared they were for independent living.” (Jones, 2012) Youth were also asked question to see how connected they were with others at school, job, significant others, etc. Youth also completed the Young Adult Self-Report to see what their mental health status was. The Ansel-Casey Life Skills Assessment-Short Version was used “as a means of assessing a foster youth’s independent living competencies.” The study drew many correlational conclusions none of which were extremely …show more content…
The study looked at a very small sample size which limited its chance to really show anything major statistically. It could also be improved if the study was done outside of one facility. All of the youth in this study came from an environment that was designed to teach youth how to “survive” in the “real world” not all foster care youth have that chance. The study could also be improved if less of the data was self-reported from the youth. Self-reported data although useful is not very reliable and can vary greatly. When asked about their optimism for the future if a youth is asked this on a bright and sunny day they might say they have high optimism while if asked on a cold, wet day they might have a different
Six months after discharge youth were interviewed using questions designed to see how resilient the youth was. Questions were asked about “employment, schooling, housing, marriage, substance use, criminal justice involvement, optimism, and their perception of how well prepared they were for independent living.” (Jones, 2012) Youth were also asked question to see how connected they were with others at school, job, significant others, etc. Youth also completed the Young Adult Self-Report to see what their mental health status was. The Ansel-Casey Life Skills Assessment-Short Version was used “as a means of assessing a foster youth’s independent living competencies.” The study drew many correlational conclusions none of which were extremely …show more content…
The study looked at a very small sample size which limited its chance to really show anything major statistically. It could also be improved if the study was done outside of one facility. All of the youth in this study came from an environment that was designed to teach youth how to “survive” in the “real world” not all foster care youth have that chance. The study could also be improved if less of the data was self-reported from the youth. Self-reported data although useful is not very reliable and can vary greatly. When asked about their optimism for the future if a youth is asked this on a bright and sunny day they might say they have high optimism while if asked on a cold, wet day they might have a different