Korean J Child Stud. 2012; 33(4): 107-127.
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 , 전종설 , 우석진 , 강현아 , 이정애
Ick Joong Chung , Jong Serl Chun , Seok Jin Woo , Hyun Ah Kang , Jung Ae Lee
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.
Key words :
out-of-home care, group home, residential care center, service outcome, deinstitutionalization
