Infant adoption: psychosocial outcomes in adulthood
Using the National Child Development Study, researchers compared adult psychosocial outcomes among adoptees, nonadopted people born in similar circumstances and other cohort members. Adopted women showed few difficulties across the domains examined. Adopted men showed difficulties in employment and social support. The findings describe differences between these comparison groups rather than a uniform outcome for all adoptees.
Limitations: Historical infant-adoption cohort; observational comparisons cannot separate all influences before and after adoption. The abstract provides limited detail about sample size and individual outcome measures. The 1958 cohort overlaps with other NCDS adoption publications.
- Research type
- Longitudinal comparative cohort study
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Adults
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Adults
Adoption context: Infant domestic adoption
Programme: National Child Development Study (1958 birth cohort)
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified in the bibliographic material screened. This is not confirmation of institutional independence; affiliations, funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited.
Bibliographic screening. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: adoptee voice, adult outcomes, employment, longitudinal, UK research, wellbeing
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United Kingdom
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