In the general population, confiding is typically associated with increased well-being, reduced distress and strengthened relationships. However, there is a lack of research exploring the role of confiding among young people who have been in the care system. The current study employed Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to guide the analysis of semi-structured interviews with eight young people with a range of care experiences, looking at the topic of confiding in others. Five themes emerged from the data analysis that indicated difficulties with confiding related to: holding unacceptable identities that are difficult to reveal to others; holding anticipations and expectations that confiding leads to harm; experiencing internal conflict between wanting to be open versus wanting to remain closed; and varying opportunities to develop trusted, confiding relationships across different environments within the care system. The findings suggest a need for safe, secure and stable care placements that can support the potential development of trusted confiding relationships wherein young people may be able to develop greater attachment security, and the capacity to build safe, supportive and trusted relationships through their lives. Implications for practice are discussed.

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信任他人：探索被照顾的年轻人的经历

在一般人群中，倾诉通常与幸福感的增加、痛苦的减少和关系的加强有关。然而，缺乏关于信任在护理系统中的年轻人之间的作用的研究。当前的研究采用解释性现象学分析 (IPA) 来指导对八名具有一系列护理经验的年轻人的半结构化访谈的分析，着眼于向他人倾诉的话题。数据分析中出现了五个主题，表明难以向他人倾诉： 持有难以向他人透露的不可接受的身份；持有倾诉会导致伤害的预期和期望；经历想要开放与想要保持封闭之间的内部冲突；以及在护理系统内的不同环境中建立信任、信任关系的不同机会。研究结果表明，需要安全、可靠和稳定的护理安置，以支持可信赖的信任关系的潜在发展，其中年轻人可能能够发展更大的依恋安全感，以及在他们的一生中建立安全、支持和信任关系的能力。讨论了对实践的影响。支持和信任的关系贯穿他们的生活。讨论了对实践的影响。支持和信任的关系贯穿他们的一生。讨论了对实践的影响。