Social and family relationships of ex-institutional adolescents
This companion follow-up examined family and social relationships among adolescents who had experienced institutional care in early childhood. Lasting attachments to parents were reported more commonly after adoption than after return to birth parents. Both formerly institutionalised groups had more difficulties with peers and fewer close relationships than matched comparison adolescents.
Limitations: Uses the same participants as the companion IQ and behavioural-adjustment paper. Historical placement groups were not randomly assigned, so differences cannot be attributed to adoption alone.
- Research type
- Longitudinal comparative cohort study
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Adolescents
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Adolescents
Adoption context: Adoption after institutional care
Programme: Tizard longitudinal study
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, attachment, family relationships, longitudinal, 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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- Funder role
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- Declared conflicts
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- Recruitment
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- Adoptee involvement
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