which parental visiting pattern was the most common

The authors studied 113 foster placements to examine how parental access affects the foster child. A qualitative analysis of the written accounts offered by social workers yielded four distinct visiting patterns: Regular and Frequent, Regular but Infrequent, Infrequent and No Access. Using chi square, the authors determined whether there was a quantitative relationship between the variables *Placement status' and Visiting patterns". Analysis of the categorical data showed a statistically significant relationship between visiting patterns and placement outcome. This relationship, however, was not based on how visiting related to Successful or Crisis placements. Instead it was evident that those placements categorized as Ambiguous were far more likely to report Infrequent visiting patterns. Table 2 Visiting patterns and levels of placement status Purental visiting para Placements No Acces Intrequent Regular but Infrequent Regular and Frequent Toul 4 8 Succesul Ambiguous Cris 18 4 9 22 15 15 52 32 29 2 3 Toul 31 17 13 52 113 x-16.000%, P