Predictors of quality of life among youths in foster care-a 5-year prospective follow-up study.
Marit LarsenAnouk GoemansValborg BasteTom F WilderjansStine LehmannPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2020)
Similar to other at-risk youths, youths in foster care seem to have lower QoL than the general Scandinavian population. Despite early adversities, they had good relations with their current carers. Adolescent girls seem especially vulnerable to low QoL and might need extra support to have good lives in foster care.