An eight-year prospective study of older boys placed in permanent substitute families: a research note
A prospective study followed sixteen boys placed in permanent substitute families at ages five to nine, with assessments up to eight years after placement. Conduct and emotional problems declined during the first year, while relationship difficulties and overactivity changed little. Some placements disrupted or had poor outcomes. Greater pre-placement adversity was associated with poorer outcomes, with more positive parenting associated with better outcomes among boys with high adversity.
Limitations: Very small, boys-only historical sample. The abstract describes permanent substitute families rather than clearly separating adoption from other permanent placements. Parenting associations do not prove causation.
- Research type
- Longitudinal comparative cohort study
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Children / Adolescents
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Children; adolescents
Adoption context: Permanent substitute families
Programme: Rushton–Quinton older permanent placements
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: adoption disruption, behaviour, longitudinal, parental warmth, placement outcomes, UK research
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Country as recorded: United Kingdom
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