Psychopathology in Latino and Caucasian children entering foster care /
The purpose of this study was to: 1) Examine differences between the type of diagnosis received by ethnic group and the rate of receiving a diagnosis psychopathology upon entry into the foster care system among Caucasian and Latino children. 2) Examine differences in severity of psychopathology amo...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The purpose of this study was to: 1) Examine differences between the type of diagnosis received by ethnic group and the rate of receiving a diagnosis psychopathology upon entry into the foster care system among Caucasian and Latino children. 2) Examine differences in severity of psychopathology among Caucasian and Latino children. 3) Examine the relationship between risk factors and global functioning of children entering foster care among Caucasian and Latino children. The results of this study showed that the majority of Latinos and Caucasians presented with some type of psychopathology (74% and 79% respectively). As compared to Latinos, Caucasians children were likely to have more than one diagnosis. With respect to type of diagnosis, the most prevalent diagnosis for both Latino and Caucasian children was an adjustment disorder, followed by a diagnosis of abuse. With respect to severity of psychopathology, the results indicated that on average, Caucasians (M = 58.45, SD = 10.16) and Latinos (M = 62.22, SD = 12.20) received CGAS scores meriting mental health treatment. However, Caucasian children were more likely to receive significantly lower CGAS scores than Latino children (t(164) = 2.164, p < .05). The relationship between 13 risk factors, CGAS scores and ethnicity produced interesting results. When race was controlled for, physical abuse and sexual abuse were all inversely related to CGAS scores. Of the 13 risk factors examined, sexual and physical abuse were able to weakly predict CGAS scores. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: School Psychology". |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 70 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilm Inc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 57-66). |