The aim of this research is to study the subjective well-being of adolescents in residential care and compare it with that of the general population of the same age in Catalonia. Two samples were used: one from the general population in the first year of secondary education (n=491; 50% boys; mean...

This article presents data from the first nationwide study in this area, with the aim of analyzing its level of establishment and in order to make comparisons with the situation in other countries. We analyzed a sample of 649 cases, covering both kinship and non-kinship foster care. With the...

Children and adolescents' subjective well-being (SWB) has been recognized as an important component in understanding their quality of life. However, little is known about differences in the SWB of children from different groups, particularly those who are living in diverse households. The...