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The educational aspirations and psychological well-being of adopted young people in the UK

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The educational aspirations and psychological well-being of adopted young people in the UK

Brown, Waters, Shelton · Adoption & Fostering

UK longitudinal survey data compared 22 adopted young people with matched non-adopted young people on educational aspirations and psychological wellbeing.

Limitations: Only 22 adopted participants, limiting precision. Publication relationship: Adoption & Fostering is published by SAGE on behalf of CoramBAAF (historically BAAF), an adoption-sector organisation. This identifies the publication context, not proof that the organisation conducted or commissioned the study. Readers may take this relationship into account when interpreting the findings.

Research type
Secondary survey analysis
Source reviewed
Abstract
Peer reviewed
Yes
Age group
Children / Adolescents
Study context and review

Age group as recorded: Children; adolescents

Adoption context: Mixed

Programme: Understanding Society

Institutional context: Adoption-sector advocacy/service organisation

Publication relationship: Adoption & Fostering is published by SAGE on behalf of CoramBAAF (historically BAAF), an adoption-sector organisation. This identifies the publication context, not proof that the organisation conducted or commissioned the study. Readers may take this relationship into account when interpreting the findings.

Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.

Topics: adolescents, education, mental health, UK research

Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.

Country as recorded: United Kingdom

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