Preferentially rejected children and their development in permanent family placements
This study examined children placed individually in adoptive or long-term foster families during middle childhood. It considered whether being rejected by birth parents while siblings remained accepted was associated with subsequent development. Such preferential rejection was associated with poorer progress in permanent family placements.
Limitations: Adoption and fostering were combined. The abstract provides no sample size or detailed effect estimates. The association does not establish causation, and the evidence should not be read as children directly describing their experiences. Related Maudsley placement studies may share data.
- 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: Rushton–Quinton older permanent placements
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified from metadata reviewed. Funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited; this is not confirmation of institutional independence.
Bibliographic screening. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: Child development, Emotional abuse, siblings
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United Kingdom
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- Commissioner
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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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