Role of young people’s personal network in subjective well-being: A longitudinal study in residential care
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Autor:in (Körperschaft)
Publikationsdatum
2026
Typ der Arbeit
Studiengang
Sammlung
Typ
01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
Herausgeber:innen
Herausgeber:in (Körperschaft)
Betreuer:in
Übergeordnetes Werk
Children and Youth Services Review
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DOI der Originalpublikation
Link
Zugehörige Forschungsdaten
Reihe / Serie
Reihennummer
Jahrgang / Band
183
Ausgabe / Nummer
Seiten / Dauer
108833
Patentnummer
Verlag / Herausgebende Institution
Elsevier
Verlagsort / Veranstaltungsort
Auflage
Version
Programmiersprache
Abtretungsempfänger:in
Praxispartner:in/Auftraggeber:in
Zusammenfassung
The promotion of children’s and young people’s well-being has been recognized as a primary goal in residential care. Research shows that personal relationships are a key factor in well-being. However, young people in residential care are embedded in a dynamic social context, making it difficult to form close and long-lasting relationships. This study analyzed the impact of young people’s personal networks on their subjective well-being. Data spanning 2022–2024 were collected in three waves via a classroom-based or self-administered online survey. The sample comprised 228 young people living in a residential care facility in Switzerland in at least the first wave of data collection. The young people’s networks were collected through individual personal networks. Subjective well-being was measured using a slightly adapted version of the International Survey of Children’s Well-Being (ISCWeB) questionnaire. Data were analyzed using fixed-effects panel regression. Notably, the number of supportive ties (B = 0.08, p = 0.01) and contact frequency with network members (B = 0.13, p = 0.05) were positively associated with subjective well-being. However, personal networks predominantly comprising friends had a negative effect on their well-being (B = − 0.01, p = 0.02). Young people should have the opportunity to develop close and supportive relationships inside and outside the residential care facility they can rely on when they leave institutional care.
Schlagwörter
Personal network, Well-being, Residential care, Youth, Longitudinal study
Fachgebiet (DDC)
Veranstaltung
Startdatum der Ausstellung
Enddatum der Ausstellung
Startdatum der Konferenz
Enddatum der Konferenz
Datum der letzten Prüfung
ISBN
ISSN
0190-7409
1873-7765
1873-7765
Sprache
Englisch
Während FHNW Zugehörigkeit erstellt
Ja
Zukunftsfelder FHNW
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Begutachtung
Peer-Review der ganzen Publikation
Open Access-Status
Hybrid
Lizenz
Zitation
Fellmann, L., Osswald, J., Kindler, T., Köngeter, S., Schaffner, D., Schmid, T., & Carole Zellner. (2026). Role of young people’s personal network in subjective well-being: A longitudinal study in residential care. Children and Youth Services Review, 183, 108833. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2026.108833