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The Impact of ICT on the Independent Living of Adolescents in Residential Child Protection Care

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In an increasingly digitalized social context, digital competences have become a fundamental resource for social participation, access to opportunities and independent living. Accordingly, this study examines the impact of digital competence on the lives of young people residing in child protection residential care centres in Galicia (Spain ...
Clara Grech‐Santi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Threats, Abuse, Violence and Intimidation in Child Protection Work: A Comparative Study of Three Occupational Groups in England

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Child protection social work in England is increasingly associated with workforce instability, burnout and difficulties retaining experienced practitioners. Although previous research has highlighted the prevalence of threats, abuse, violence and intimidation directed towards child protection social workers, little comparative research has ...
Ciarán Murphy   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Resilient’ Refugees? Eritreans in Addis Ababa

open access: yesDevelopment and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Resilience — the ability to ‘bounce back better’ from hardships — has gained prominence as an empowering idea for refugees worldwide. However, due to its conceptual ambiguity, there is no consensus on what counts as ‘resilience’ in practice. To survive without access to humanitarian aid or the right to work, Eritrean refugees in Addis Ababa ...
Naohiko Omata
wiley   +1 more source

“I Self‐Protect to Avoid Child Protection”: Transgender Parents' Fears of Help‐Seeking and Social Service Systems

open access: yesFamily Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This mixed‐methods study examined transgender (trans) parents' concerns about being targeted and reported to child protective services by schools, health care providers, neighbors, and family members. Background Trans people and parents specifically may be experiencing heightened fears about interfacing with sources of potential ...
Abbie E. Goldberg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Prospective Study Examining the Consequences of Family Rejection for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth

open access: yesFamily Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study examined the prospective associations between family rejection and several resilience factors and deleterious outcomes among a racial and gender diverse sample of sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY). Background Family remains a primary developmental context during adolescence, and there is an urgent need to better ...
Weiman Xu   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effects of Information Technologies on the Bankruptcy Decision

open access: yesFinancial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Exploiting the staggered adoptions of electronic systems across 70 bankruptcy courts in the United States, I investigate the impacts of digital transformation on bankruptcy behavior. The digital transformation in bankruptcy courts significantly lowered the cost of filing by enabling debtors to file for bankruptcy online, yet empirical tests ...
Jeyul Yang
wiley   +1 more source

Choosing Startup Investors: Does Gender Matter?

open access: yesFinancial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate whether startups respond differently to male and female investors during outbound origination, a setting where female investors often report being marginalized by male founders. Using a randomized field experiment, we examine gender differences in startups' responses to investor outreach.
Ofir Gefen, David Reeb, Johan Sulaeman
wiley   +1 more source

Racial Animus, Employment Risk, and Analyst Forecasts During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

open access: yesFinancial Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Leveraging the exogenous surge in anti‐Asian racial animus during the COVID‐19 pandemic, we examine its effects on analysts’ forecasting behavior. We find that Asian financial analysts become less bold in their forecasts, particularly among those most sensitive to career concerns.
Feng Gao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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