The journey from care to young adulthood is often accompanied by many challenges, making care leavers one of society's most vulnerable populations. Although research on young people leaving residential care is gaining increased attention globally, there is limited research that focuses on female care leavers. This article describes the psychosocial resilience processes that facilitate successful transitioning of young women as they journey out of residential care towards young adulthood. The methodology employed is a modified replication of a previous study with young men, with the aim of determining whether women utilize resilience processes in the journey out of care that are different from men. A sample of nine female care leavers was purposively selected and interviewed. Data were analysed using grounded theory methods. The findings indicate that although similar resilience processes are found in both male and female care leavers, there are also resilience processes that are specific to women, notably embracing motherhood and taking on responsibilities. It is concluded that resilience‐building programmes for young people leaving care should attend both to males and females together and also address issues specific to the care transition of women.

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离开南非的女性照顾者从成年照顾到成年的旅程：针对性别的社会心理适应过程

从照料到成年的旅程通常伴随着许多挑战，使离职者成为社会上最脆弱的人群之一。尽管有关留守照料的年轻人的研究在全球引起了越来越多的关注，但针对女性照护者的研究却很少。本文介绍了心理社会适应力过程，这些过程有助于年轻妇女在离开住所照料的过程中走向成年后成功过渡。所采用的方法是对先前针对年轻男性的研究的修改后的复制品，目的是确定女性在照护过程中是否利用了不同于男性的弹性过程。有目的地选择了九名女性护理人员，并进行了访谈。使用扎根的理论方法分析数据。调查结果表明，尽管在男性和女性护理人员中都发现了类似的复原力过程，但也有一些特定于女性的复原力过程，特别是拥抱母性并承担责任。结论是，针对离开护理的年轻人的复原力建设计划应同时参加男性和女性，并解决妇女在护理过渡方面的特定问题。