Adopted children’s internalizing symptoms and externalizing problems 8 years post-placement: Developmental trajectories and transitions / Amy L. PAINE in Development and Psychopathology, 38-1 (February 2026)  

Public ISBD [article]  inDevelopment and Psychopathology > 38-1 (February 2026) . - p.322-333 Titre : Adopted children’s internalizing symptoms and externalizing problems 8 years post-placement: Developmental trajectories and transitions Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Amy L. PAINE, Auteur ; Oliver PERRA, Auteur ; Katherine H. SHELTON, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.322-333 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adoption externalizing internalizing longitudinal school transitions Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Children adopted from public care are more likely to experience mental health problems associated with their histories of early life adversity and instability, but few studies have investigated children’s mental health longitudinally across developmental turning points. We followed a sample of N = 92 UK domestically adopted children and their families at six time points over eight years post-placement (children’s ages ranged from 2 to 15 years). We used multilevel growth curve analysis to model time-related changes in children’s internalizing symptoms and externalizing problems and spline models to investigate patterns of change before and after school entry. Children’s internalizing symptoms followed a linear increasing trajectory, and externalizing problems followed a quadradic pattern where problems accelerated in early childhood and decelerated in late childhood. Spline models indicated an elevation in internalizing symptoms and externalizing problems as children started school. Internalizing symptoms continued to increase over time after school started and externalizing problems plateaued after the first years in school. Children adopted close in time to school entry displayed more problems when they started school. The transition to school represents a time of vulnerability for adopted children, especially for those who are adopted close in time to this transition, underscoring the need for ongoing support for their mental health across childhood. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579425100175 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=579 [article] Adopted children’s internalizing symptoms and externalizing problems 8 years post-placement: Developmental trajectories and transitions [texte imprimé] / Amy L. PAINE, Auteur ; Oliver PERRA, Auteur ; Katherine H. SHELTON, Auteur . - p.322-333. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Development and Psychopathology > 38-1 (February 2026) . - p.322-333 Mots-clés : Adoption externalizing internalizing longitudinal school transitions Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Children adopted from public care are more likely to experience mental health problems associated with their histories of early life adversity and instability, but few studies have investigated children’s mental health longitudinally across developmental turning points. We followed a sample of N = 92 UK domestically adopted children and their families at six time points over eight years post-placement (children’s ages ranged from 2 to 15 years). We used multilevel growth curve analysis to model time-related changes in children’s internalizing symptoms and externalizing problems and spline models to investigate patterns of change before and after school entry. Children’s internalizing symptoms followed a linear increasing trajectory, and externalizing problems followed a quadradic pattern where problems accelerated in early childhood and decelerated in late childhood. Spline models indicated an elevation in internalizing symptoms and externalizing problems as children started school. Internalizing symptoms continued to increase over time after school started and externalizing problems plateaued after the first years in school. Children adopted close in time to school entry displayed more problems when they started school. The transition to school represents a time of vulnerability for adopted children, especially for those who are adopted close in time to this transition, underscoring the need for ongoing support for their mental health across childhood. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579425100175 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=579

Charting the trajectories of adopted children's emotional and behavioral problems: The impact of early adversity and postadoptive parental warmth / Amy L. PAINE in Development and Psychopathology, 33-3 (August 2021)  

Public ISBD [article]  inDevelopment and Psychopathology > 33-3 (August 2021) . - p.922-936 Titre : Charting the trajectories of adopted children's emotional and behavioral problems: The impact of early adversity and postadoptive parental warmth Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Amy L. PAINE, Auteur ; Oliver PERRA, Auteur ; Rebecca ANTHONY, Auteur ; Katherine H. SHELTON, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.922-936 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : adoption  externalizing  internalizing  warm parenting Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Children who are adopted from care are more likely to experience enduring emotional and behavioral problems across development; however, adoptees’ trajectories of mental health problems and factors that impact their trajectories are poorly understood. Therefore, we used multilevel growth analyses to chart adoptees’ internalizing and externalizing problems across childhood, and examined the associations between preadoptive risk and postadoptive protective factors on their trajectories. This was investigated in a prospective longitudinal study of case file records (N = 374) and questionnaire-based follow-ups (N = 96) at approximately 5, 21, and 36 months postadoptive placement. Preadoptive adversity (indexed by age at placement, days in care, and number of adverse childhood experiences) was associated with higher internalizing and externalizing scores; the decrease in internalizing scores over childhood was accelerated for those exposed to lower levels of preadoptive risk. Warm adoptive parenting was associated with a marked reduction in children's internalizing and externalizing problems over time. Although potentially limited by shared methods variance and lack of variability in parental warmth scores, these findings demonstrate the deleterious impact of preadoptive risk and the positive role of exceptionally warm adoptive parenting on children's trajectories of mental health problems and have relevance for prevention and intervention strategies. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579420000231 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=457 [article] Charting the trajectories of adopted children's emotional and behavioral problems: The impact of early adversity and postadoptive parental warmth [texte imprimé] / Amy L. PAINE, Auteur ; Oliver PERRA, Auteur ; Rebecca ANTHONY, Auteur ; Katherine H. SHELTON, Auteur . - p.922-936. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Development and Psychopathology > 33-3 (August 2021) . - p.922-936 Mots-clés : adoption  externalizing  internalizing  warm parenting Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Children who are adopted from care are more likely to experience enduring emotional and behavioral problems across development; however, adoptees’ trajectories of mental health problems and factors that impact their trajectories are poorly understood. Therefore, we used multilevel growth analyses to chart adoptees’ internalizing and externalizing problems across childhood, and examined the associations between preadoptive risk and postadoptive protective factors on their trajectories. This was investigated in a prospective longitudinal study of case file records (N = 374) and questionnaire-based follow-ups (N = 96) at approximately 5, 21, and 36 months postadoptive placement. Preadoptive adversity (indexed by age at placement, days in care, and number of adverse childhood experiences) was associated with higher internalizing and externalizing scores; the decrease in internalizing scores over childhood was accelerated for those exposed to lower levels of preadoptive risk. Warm adoptive parenting was associated with a marked reduction in children's internalizing and externalizing problems over time. Although potentially limited by shared methods variance and lack of variability in parental warmth scores, these findings demonstrate the deleterious impact of preadoptive risk and the positive role of exceptionally warm adoptive parenting on children's trajectories of mental health problems and have relevance for prevention and intervention strategies. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579420000231 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=457

Continuity and change in anger and aggressiveness from infancy to childhood: The protective effects of positive parenting / Oliver PERRA in Development and Psychopathology, 33-3 (August 2021)  

Public ISBD [article]  inDevelopment and Psychopathology > 33-3 (August 2021) . - p.937-956 Titre : Continuity and change in anger and aggressiveness from infancy to childhood: The protective effects of positive parenting Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Oliver PERRA, Auteur ; Amy L. PAINE, Auteur ; Dale F. HAY, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.937-956 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : aggressive conduct problems  conduct disorder  person-centered analyses  oppositional defiant disorder  positive parenting Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Early signs of anger and aggression can be identified in infancy. Our aim was to use person-centered methods to identify which infants were most at risk for clinically significant behavioral problems by age 3 and diagnoses of ODD/CD by 7 years, while considering the role of family risk factors and positive parenting. A representative British community sample of 304 infants was assessed by multiple informants at mean ages of 6, 21, and 36 months of age. Latent Transition Analysis (LTA) identified three ordered subgroups at each age, with one subgroup (18%) displaying high levels of physical force as well as anger. These angry aggressive infants were at elevated risk for behavioral problems in early childhood and diagnoses of conduct disorder (CD) and/or oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) at 7 years of age. After other risk factors were taken into account, parents' beliefs in warm parenting and their observed positive affect while interacting with their infants were protective factors. These findings indicate the significance of very early manifestations of angry aggressiveness and have relevance for developmental theories of aggression and prevention strategies. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579420000243 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=457 [article] Continuity and change in anger and aggressiveness from infancy to childhood: The protective effects of positive parenting [texte imprimé] / Oliver PERRA, Auteur ; Amy L. PAINE, Auteur ; Dale F. HAY, Auteur . - p.937-956. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Development and Psychopathology > 33-3 (August 2021) . - p.937-956 Mots-clés : aggressive conduct problems  conduct disorder  person-centered analyses  oppositional defiant disorder  positive parenting Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Early signs of anger and aggression can be identified in infancy. Our aim was to use person-centered methods to identify which infants were most at risk for clinically significant behavioral problems by age 3 and diagnoses of ODD/CD by 7 years, while considering the role of family risk factors and positive parenting. A representative British community sample of 304 infants was assessed by multiple informants at mean ages of 6, 21, and 36 months of age. Latent Transition Analysis (LTA) identified three ordered subgroups at each age, with one subgroup (18%) displaying high levels of physical force as well as anger. These angry aggressive infants were at elevated risk for behavioral problems in early childhood and diagnoses of conduct disorder (CD) and/or oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) at 7 years of age. After other risk factors were taken into account, parents' beliefs in warm parenting and their observed positive affect while interacting with their infants were protective factors. These findings indicate the significance of very early manifestations of angry aggressiveness and have relevance for developmental theories of aggression and prevention strategies. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579420000243 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=457

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