Attachment and adaptive skills in children of international adoption

Barcons, Natàlia; Abrines, Neus; Brun, Carme; Sartini, Claudio; Fumadó, Victòria; Marre, Diana

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2206.2012.00883.x

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“…More recently, Beijersbergen, Juffer, Bakermans-Kranenburg, and van IJzendoorn (2012) verified that 76% adopted adolescents presented an insecure attachment. Escobar and Santelices (2013) compared the attachment of adopted and nonadopted adolescents and showed that there was a predominance of insecure-avoidant attachment in adopted adolescents, which was in agreement with other existing studies (Barcons et al, 2014;Beijersbergen et al, 2012;van den Dries et al, 2009).…”

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“…Previous to adoption, most adopted adolescents had been institutionalized, and the literature suggests that the experiences of institutionalization and neglect tended to exert influence on the development of the attachment relationship to be established with adoptive parents (Barcons et al, ; van den Dries et al, ). Adoptees were also more likely to develop lower quality attachment relationships when compared to their peers who had never been separated from birth families (Barcons et al, ; Barone & Lionetti, ; Lionetti, ; van den Dries et al, ). This study may suggest an overrating of the results and should be followed up by further research with a more detailed analysis to confirm this possible bias.…”

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“…This can be due to high ratios of children per caregiver, frequent changes in shifts of professionals, and lack of specific training in dealing with children or adolescents having a past of adversity (Barone, Dellagiulia, & Lionetti, 2015;Carlson, Hostinar, Mliner, & Gunnar, 2014;Lionetti, Pastore, & Barone, 2015;Román & Palacios, 2011). In fact, several studies have suggested a link between early adverse experiences and a more insecure attachment in adopted children comparatively to peers who were never separated from their birth families (Barcons et al, 2014;Barone & Lionetti, 2012;Lionetti, 2014;van IJzendoorn & Juffer, 2006). In a meta-analysis of studies with adopted children, van den Dries et al (2009) found that these children showed more insecure attachment patterns than did nonadopted peers, due to their history of adversity.…”

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Portuguese adopted adolescents' perception of attachment relationships to parents

Barroso

Barbosa‐Ducharne

Coelho

2017

Child & Family Social Work

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The establishment of emotional bonds is one of the most important tasks of the adoptive family. Most research about attachment in adoption focuses on young adopted children, as opposed to adoptees in other stages of development. The present study aims at assessing the adopted adolescents' self‐perception of attachment relationships with their adoptive parents, by pairing them with a group of institutionalized adolescents and another one of adolescents in the community. One hundred sixty‐five adolescents (55 adopted, 55 in residential care, and 55 living with their birth family), aged 12 to 19, participated in this study. Data were collected using the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment to assess attachment relationships with parents on three dimensions: trust, communication, and alienation. The results showed that adoptees perceived their relationship with their parents in a similar way to peers in the community and presented higher results when compared to institutionalized adolescents in trust and communication and lower scores in alienation. The results highlighted the relevance of family context experiences and suggested that adoption can offer the possibility of building a secure attachment relationship, which is not the case in the context of collective care, as happens within institutionalized care.

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Portuguese adopted adolescents' perception of attachment relationships to parents

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“…Similar results were found in the adopted population in Spain. The majority of adopted children in our country achieves a standardized adaptation level (Barcons et al, 2014;Palacios & S anchez, 1996), but some show higher rates in inattention and hyperactivity symptoms (Ber astegui, 2007;Palacios & S anchez, 1996), more difficulties in adjustment to school (Reinoso & Forns, 2012), and higher insecure attachment patterns (Barcons et al, 2012).…”

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Influence of Communicative Openness on the Psychological Adjustment of Internationally Adopted Adolescents

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This study evaluated the predictive relationship between the communicative openness and psychological adjustment of adopted adolescents, controlling for preplacement risk factors. One hundred Spanish international adoptees aged 12-18 took part in the study. Data were gathered with a structured interview, the Youth Self Report and the Adoption Communication Scale. A history of maltreatment prior to the adoption was associated with more closed communication between parents and children. Prenatal drug exposure shows a relationship with the presence of externalizing behaviors and attention problems in adolescents. Finally, a lower degree of communicative openness regarding the child's origins was significantly associated with the presence of all the adolescent behavioral problems studied.

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“…Attachment theory has been found to play a role in stress resilience (Barcons et al, 2014;Shibue & Kasai, 2014). Briefly, attachment theory proposes that an infant's desire for proximity to his or her attachment figure, or caregiver, is a biological drive, rather than a learned behavior (Bowlby, 1969).…”

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2015

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Attachment and adaptive skills in children of international adoption

Cited by 27 publications

References 32 publications

Portuguese adopted adolescents' perception of attachment relationships to parents

Portuguese adopted adolescents' perception of attachment relationships to parents

Influence of Communicative Openness on the Psychological Adjustment of Internationally Adopted Adolescents

The STRIVE-ONR Project: Stress Resistance in Virtual Environments

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