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What Happens in the Foster Family? A Study of Fostering Relationships in Sweden

The fostering assignment can have a great impact on the inner dynamics of the foster family. In a study by Ingrid Höjer at the University of Gothenburg, 366 foster carers (192 women and 174 men) responded to a questionnaire, and the wife and husband in 17 foster families were interviewed. Findings reveal how, through fostering, men and women became engaged in a kind of teamwork where both partners were working towards a mutual goal. This partnership seemed to increase the closeness between the couple. Women mainly initiated fostering, but men eventually became equally engaged. Both male and female carers were committed to the fostering task, which at times made it hard for them to combine foster care and parenting their own children. Biological children had less access to parental time and attention, as the problems of their foster siblings had to be the first priority for their parents.