Stability, Permanence, Outcomes and Support: Foster Care and Adoption Compared
Researchers followed 130 older children for whom adoption had been recommended. Some were adopted while others entered long-term fostering, allowing comparison of placement experiences. The groups differed in placement stability, carers’ autonomy and reported closeness, alongside similarities in caring for the children.
Limitations: Placement allocation was not random; differences between children and families can affect comparisons. The abstract does not quantify the differences or establish which placement caused them. Only the publisher-deposited abstract was reviewed; regional coverage and additional methods are not inferred where unstated. Related programme publications may use overlapping participants; these are separate publications, not independent replications. UK research context does not confirm an exclusively England/Wales sample. Funding relationship: the abstract identifies Department of Health funding. This concerns a government-supported examination of care and adoption placements.
- Research type
- Longitudinal comparative study
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Children
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: children
Adoption context: Domestic adoption / adoption from care
Programme: Costs and Outcomes of Non-infant Adoptions
Institutional context: Government / government-commissioned research
Funding relationship: the abstract identifies Department of Health funding. This concerns a government-supported examination of care and adoption placements.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: adoption disruption, family relationships, foster care experiences, longitudinal, placement outcomes
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United Kingdom research context (sample geography not specified in abstract)
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