Infant domestic adoption: outcomes at mid-life / Rukmen SEHMI in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 61-7 (July 2020)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 61-7 (July 2020) . - p.789-797 Titre : Infant domestic adoption: outcomes at mid-life Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Rukmen SEHMI, Auteur ; Alan RUSHTON, Auteur ; Andrew PICKLES, Auteur ; Margaret GRANT, Auteur ; Barbara MAUGHAN, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.789-797 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Adoption  birth cohort  externalizing  follow-up  mental health Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Adoption studies can cast light on environmental influences on development, but heterogeneity in preplacement experiences often complicates interpretation of findings. METHODS: We studied infant-adopted samples drawn from the 1958 and 1970 British birth cohorts and examined mental health, well-being, physical health and externalizing outcomes at mid-life. Outcomes for adopted cohort members were compared with those of (a) individuals raised in two biological parent families ('general population' comparisons) and (b) birth comparison groups of other nonadopted children from similar circumstances at birth. RESULTS: In both cohorts, to-be-adopted children shared early characteristics in common with birth comparison children, but were placed in more socially advantaged adoptive homes. Followed to mid-life, there were few group differences on indicators of physical health or psychological well-being. Levels of psychological distress were comparable in the adopted and general population samples in both cohorts, and more favourable than in the birth comparison groups among women in the 1958 cohort; more beneficial childhood family circumstances contributed to these differences. Rates of adult externalizing outcomes were comparable in the adopted and birth comparison groups in both cohorts, and higher than in the general population samples; indicators of maternal and prenatal exposures contributed to these differences. CONCLUSIONS: Rearing in adoptive homes may provide protective effects in relation to internalizing problems but may not be as protective in relation to externalizing outcomes. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13178 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=429 [article] Infant domestic adoption: outcomes at mid-life [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Rukmen SEHMI, Auteur ; Alan RUSHTON, Auteur ; Andrew PICKLES, Auteur ; Margaret GRANT, Auteur ; Barbara MAUGHAN, Auteur . - p.789-797. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 61-7 (July 2020) . - p.789-797 Mots-clés : Adoption  birth cohort  externalizing  follow-up  mental health Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Adoption studies can cast light on environmental influences on development, but heterogeneity in preplacement experiences often complicates interpretation of findings. METHODS: We studied infant-adopted samples drawn from the 1958 and 1970 British birth cohorts and examined mental health, well-being, physical health and externalizing outcomes at mid-life. Outcomes for adopted cohort members were compared with those of (a) individuals raised in two biological parent families ('general population' comparisons) and (b) birth comparison groups of other nonadopted children from similar circumstances at birth. RESULTS: In both cohorts, to-be-adopted children shared early characteristics in common with birth comparison children, but were placed in more socially advantaged adoptive homes. Followed to mid-life, there were few group differences on indicators of physical health or psychological well-being. Levels of psychological distress were comparable in the adopted and general population samples in both cohorts, and more favourable than in the birth comparison groups among women in the 1958 cohort; more beneficial childhood family circumstances contributed to these differences. Rates of adult externalizing outcomes were comparable in the adopted and birth comparison groups in both cohorts, and higher than in the general population samples; indicators of maternal and prenatal exposures contributed to these differences. CONCLUSIONS: Rearing in adoptive homes may provide protective effects in relation to internalizing problems but may not be as protective in relation to externalizing outcomes. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13178 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=429

The British Chinese Adoption Study: orphanage care, adoption and mid-life outcomes / Alan RUSHTON in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 54-11 (November 2013)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 54-11 (November 2013) . - p.1215-1222 Titre : The British Chinese Adoption Study: orphanage care, adoption and mid-life outcomes Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Alan RUSHTON, Auteur ; Margaret GRANT, Auteur ; Julia FEAST, Auteur ; John SIMMONDS, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1215-1222 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Orphanage care  international adoption  long-term follow-up  adult outcomes Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background While studies of ex-orphanage care show adverse effects on development, the longer-term impact on mid-life psychosocial functioning and physical health has not been established. Methods Orphanage records provided baseline data on a sample of 100 Hong Kong Chinese girls who were subsequently adopted into the UK. A mid-life follow-up using standardised questionnaires and face-to-face interviews assessed current circumstances, life satisfaction and mental and physical health outcomes. Comparisons were made with age-matched UK-born adopted and nonadopted women. Results Half the group spent between 1 and 2 years in orphanages, average age at adoptive placement was 23 months and 72% participated in the follow-up. Despite this poor early start, mid-life outcomes were commensurate with the comparison groups in terms of mental and physical health measures. Serious psychiatric and social difficulties were largely absent. Although the timing and extent of exposure to orphanage care did not influence outcome, participants' reports of poorer quality adoptive family experience and a negative view of their adoption were significantly associated with poorer mental health outcomes (difference in means = 0.76, 95% CI 1.33–0.19, p = .01; difference in means = 1.2, 95% CI 0.68–1.73, p = .01, respectively). Conclusions Moderately depriving orphanage care did not predict enduring adverse consequences in mid-life but subsequent poor adoption experience was associated with outcome. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12088 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=217 [article] The British Chinese Adoption Study: orphanage care, adoption and mid-life outcomes [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Alan RUSHTON, Auteur ; Margaret GRANT, Auteur ; Julia FEAST, Auteur ; John SIMMONDS, Auteur . - p.1215-1222. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 54-11 (November 2013) . - p.1215-1222 Mots-clés : Orphanage care  international adoption  long-term follow-up  adult outcomes Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background While studies of ex-orphanage care show adverse effects on development, the longer-term impact on mid-life psychosocial functioning and physical health has not been established. Methods Orphanage records provided baseline data on a sample of 100 Hong Kong Chinese girls who were subsequently adopted into the UK. A mid-life follow-up using standardised questionnaires and face-to-face interviews assessed current circumstances, life satisfaction and mental and physical health outcomes. Comparisons were made with age-matched UK-born adopted and nonadopted women. Results Half the group spent between 1 and 2 years in orphanages, average age at adoptive placement was 23 months and 72% participated in the follow-up. Despite this poor early start, mid-life outcomes were commensurate with the comparison groups in terms of mental and physical health measures. Serious psychiatric and social difficulties were largely absent. Although the timing and extent of exposure to orphanage care did not influence outcome, participants' reports of poorer quality adoptive family experience and a negative view of their adoption were significantly associated with poorer mental health outcomes (difference in means = 0.76, 95% CI 1.33–0.19, p = .01; difference in means = 1.2, 95% CI 0.68–1.73, p = .01, respectively). Conclusions Moderately depriving orphanage care did not predict enduring adverse consequences in mid-life but subsequent poor adoption experience was associated with outcome. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12088 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=217

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