Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)

Korean Association of Child Studies (한국아동학회)
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The Factors Influencing Service Outcomes of Group Homes and Residential Care Centers : Focusing on Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition

그룹홈과 아동양육시설의 운영성과에 영향을 미치는 요인 : Blinder-Oaxaca 분해를 중심으로

  • 정익중 (이화여자대학교 사회복지전문대학원) ;
  • 우석진 (명지대학교 경제학과) ;
  • 강현아 (숙명여자대학교 아동복지학부) ;
  • 전종설 (이화여자대학교 사회복지전문대학원) ;
  • 이정애 (이화여자대학교 사회복지전문대학원)
  • Received : 2012.04.30
  • Accepted : 2012.08.10
  • Published : 2012.08.31
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Abstract

This study investigates the factors influencing service outcomes of group homes and residential care centers, as well as the factors causing any differences between the two service outcomes. 119 and 137 5-6th graders were selected from group homes and residential care centers respectively, using the cluster sampling method. Multiple regression and Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition were used in this study. The results revealed that 'stigma', 'school adjustment', and 'social support' were significant factors influencing service outcomes among children in group homes, while 'stigma', 'primary caregivers' attitude', and 'peer relations' were identified as significant factors among children in residential care centers. The study also found that the mean service outcome score for group homes was higher than that of residential care centers. The 74 percent of this difference in the mean scores was due to the difference in children' characteristics of the two out-of-home care service types. The remaining 26 percent of this difference was due to unobserved characteristics. Finally, the implications of this study in child welfare practices were also discussed.

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Supported by : 한국연구재단

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