Flemish Foster Parents' Satisfaction With Foster Care and Their Extra Support Needs With Parenting

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07775222

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2026-08-20

Start date

2027-01-01

Completion date

2027-04-01

Last updated

2026-08-20

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Conditions

Behavioural Problems

Brief summary

From foster parents' perspectives, this study aims to shine light on the (problem) behaviour children in Flemish foster care have. Secondly, it examines if its prevalence is associated with foster parents' parenting and their satisfaction with several aspects of foster care (i.e., matching, preparation and training, acquainted foster care workers). Finally, foster parents report on their support needs. It is hypothesized that foster parents will report fewer behavioural problems and support needs: (1) the more satisfied they are, (2) the more functional parenting they use. As such, this study gathers knowledge for tailored intervention and might contribute to the literature on breakdown prevention.

Interventions

OTHERQuestionnaire and Physical Exam

first use of the VOT-P 4.0 questionnaire for the purpose of research

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion Criterion: * being a foster parent * fostering (a) minor foster child(ren) * speaking Dutch

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
foster parents' perceived amount of problem behaviour in their foster children, using the VOT-P 4.0 questionnaire	baseline
foster parents' parenting behaviours, using the VOT-P 4.0 questionnaire	baseline
foster parents' satisfaction with several aspects of foster care questionnaire (i.e., matching, preparation and training, acquainted foster care workers), using the VOT-P 4.0 questionnaire	baseline
foster parents' extra support needs with parenting (including handling problem behaviour) and laying contact with birth families, using the VOT-P 4.0 questionnaire	baseline

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
foster parents' intention to quit their engagement, using the VOT-P 4.0 questionnaire	baseline

Countries

Belgium

Contacts

CONTACTMatthias De Coster, Master

matthias.de.coster@vub.be+32479511912

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 21, 2026