Factors Associated with Adoption and Adoption Intentions of Nonparental Caregivers

Abstract

Data from the 2011–2012 National Survey of Children’s Health and the 2013 National Survey of Children in Nonparental Care were used to fit a multinomial logistic model comparing three groups to those who never considered adoption: those who ever considered, but are not currently planning adoption; those planning adoption; and those who adopted. Adoption may be more likely when the caregiver is a nonkin foster parent, a foster care agency was involved, and/or financial assistance is available. Those with plans to adopt but who have not adopted may face adoption barriers such as extreme poverty, lower education and being unmarried.

Perception and Willingness to Adopt a Child Among Women Attending the Infertility Clinic in a Rural Tertiary Hospital in South-South Nigeria

“…Indicating that some households intending to adopt a child are unable to hurdle the associated barriers to adoption compare to those with more resources which might able to hurdle. [14] Contrary to the finding in this study as it relates to marriage type (monogamy) correlating with a positive attitude towards child adoption, a survey carried out in the US reported that the unmarried caregivers were more likely to consider adoption or have current plans to adopt a child [14]. There is, therefore, a need to expand the scope of future studies in developing countries to examine factors associated with actual adoption.…”

“…In a study carried out in the United States of America, income and education were found to be the only significant predictors for adoption plans and though not for actual adoption. [14] A further analysis of this show that children who were adopted were less likely to live in impoverished households. Indicating that some households intending to adopt a child are unable to hurdle the associated barriers to adoption compare to those with more resources which might able to hurdle.…”

A systematic review of the school performance and behavioural and emotional adjustments of children adopted from care

“…A considerable amount of the extant literature on adopted children is based on US samples (e.g. Wadsworth et al, 2002;Bramlett and Radel, 2016;Brodzinsky, 2011).…”

“…A considerable amount of the extant literature on adopted children is based on US samples 1 (e.g. Bramlett and Radel, 2017; Brodzinsky, 2011; Wadsworth, et al., 2002). Several European studies have emerged in recent years covering a wide range of adoption related matters, but much of this literature pays limited attention to education as a primary focus.…”

Associations between adverse childhood experiences and non‐parental care placement among head start‐eligible low‐income children

“…All of these are considered to be potential ACEs and can lead to children to being removed by child protective services (CPS). These factors could be part of the reason it is more likely that children with high ACE scores are in non‐parental care (Radel et al, 2016), which correspond with many ACE components (Bramlett & Radel, 2014). Children in non‐parental care are more likely to have mental health conditions such as depression, behaviour problems, learning disabilities and developmental delays than their peers (Radel et al, 2016).…”