Abstract
This article discusses how needs for loving relationships are met for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Finland. The data was collected through a focused ethnography with 13 unaccompanied children. The findings show that institutional protocols and practices fail to consider the need for love of these children, hindering their possibilities to create or maintain loving relationships. The findings also suggest that new loving ties could be created when individuals invested in them.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 106621 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW |
| Volume | 141 |
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| Publication status | Published - Oct 2022 |
| Publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Funding
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the Finnish Cultural Foundation [Grant No 00180491] and The Mannerheim League for Child Welfare (MLL) research foundation. This research is also part of the Mobile Futures research project, funded by the Strategic Research Council (SRC) established within the Academy of Finland. This work was supported by the Finnish Cultural Foundation [Grant number 00180491] and The Mannerheim League for Child Welfare (MLL) research foundation. This research is also part of the Mobile Futures research project, funded by the Strategic Research Council (SRC) established within the Academy of Finland [Grant numbers 345154 and 345401.
Keywords
- Asylum seeker
- Childhood
- Institutional care
- Love
- Unaccompanied children and youth
- Youth
Publication forum classification
- Publication forum level 1
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science