Infant Adoption in England: A Longitudinal Account of Social and Cognitive Progress
A longitudinal study followed 52 children adopted in England before six months of age, assessing social and cognitive progress at ages four and six. The abstract reports positive social and intellectual progress but does not provide numerical outcome estimates. Parent mental health and satisfaction were additional topics; this database summary focuses on child outcomes.
Limitations: These childhood findings concern historical infant adoption and do not establish adult outcomes. The abstract gives limited detail on outcome measures and comparisons. Child outcomes should not be confused with direct accounts of adoption. The sample is the ERA UK comparison cohort. Publication relationship: this research was published by BAAF or in its Adoption & Fostering journal, now associated with CoramBAAF, an adoption-sector organisation. Publication does not establish that the organisation conducted the research; readers may take the institutional relationship into account.
- Research type
- Longitudinal study
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Children
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Children
Adoption context: Mixed adoption pathways
Programme: English and Romanian Adoptees Study
Institutional context: Adoption-sector advocacy/service organisation
Publication relationship: this research was published by BAAF or in its Adoption & Fostering journal, now associated with CoramBAAF, an adoption-sector organisation. Publication does not establish that the organisation conducted the research; readers may take the institutional relationship into account.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: Child development, cognitive development, longitudinal research
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: England
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- Declared conflicts
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- Recruitment
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- Adoptee involvement
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