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BJSW Advance Access originally published online on August 15, 2005
British Journal of Social Work 2006 36(8):1325-1343; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bch274
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© The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers. All rights reserved.

Life Satisfaction Among Israeli Youth in Residential Treatment Care

Miriam Schiff, Shiry Nebe and Rich Gilman

Miriam Schiff and Shiry Nebe are at present at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare. Their Research Group is involved in the study of mental health and well-being in childhood and adolescence.

Rich Gilman is at the University of Kentucky, USA. This study is based on Shirley Nebe’s Thesis for MSW degree.

Correspondence to Miriam Schiff, PhD, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, ‘Research Group: Mental Health and Well-Being in Childhood and Adolescence’, Mt Scopus, Jerusalem 91905, Israel. E-mail: msschiff{at}mscc.huji.ac.il

This study is a preliminary examination of life satisfaction among 103 children in one residential treatment care (RTC) setting in Israel. Life satisfaction was examined using the Multidimensional Students Life Satisfaction Scale (MSLSS). Gender differences in life satisfaction and correlations with background and in-care variables were examined. The study revealed that girls were more satisfied with RTC-specific domains than boys and that the residential child-care worker–child relationship plays a major role in the child’s life satisfaction. Findings provided some support for the utility of the MSLSS to describe RTC children and youth’s life satisfaction across a number of important life domains. Ongoing administration of such scales has the potential to monitor RTC children’s life satisfaction and its correlates throughout their stay in care.

Keywords: Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale (MSLSS), out-of-home care, children at-risk, residential treatment care, well-being, children, Israel


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