Stress in adoptive parents of adolescents

Sánchez‐Sandoval, Yolanda; Palacios, Jesús

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.03.002

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“…Stress indicators were reported by 28 mothers. This set of results reinforces Sánchez‐Sandoval and Palacios' (2012) hypotheses about the presence of protective factors in adoptive motherhood. Many differences were found between genetic and adoptive mothers in our results.…”

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“…Some factors have been identified as specific stressors for adoptive parents, such as the adoption procedure, the arrival of the child, a lack of information about the child's history, the decision about when and how to disclose the adoption to the child, the child's behavioral and affective problems, and the adoption of siblings and older children (Bejenaru & Roth, 2012; Bird et al, 2002; Judge, 2003). Although adoptive parents report these factors as stressors, comparisons between adoptive and nonadoptive mothers revealed that the former presented lower levels of stress (Judge, 2003; Sánchez‐Sandoval & Palacios, 2012). None of these studies simultaneously collected data in both adoptive and genetic mothers; instead the comparison was between adoptive mothers and normative data.…”

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“…None of these studies simultaneously collected data in both adoptive and genetic mothers; instead the comparison was between adoptive mothers and normative data. Sánchez‐Sandoval and Palacios (2012) investigated stress in adoptive mothers of adolescents. They found that these mothers presented lower levels of stress than the normative sample in three of four domains—total, parent, and adolescent–parent relationship—but they presented higher levels of stress in the adolescent perception domain.…”

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Genetic and adoptive motherhood: Stress, marital relationship, and child care support

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In this paper we characterize adoptive and genetic motherhood with or without stress indicators. Participants were 86 mothers (36 adoptive, 50 genetic) with children from 0 to 12 years old. They answered questions about focal child and mother profile, marital relationship, child care support and the Lipp's Stress Symptoms Inventory for Adults. Results showed that mothers in both groups reported child care support, but there was more participation of nonrelatives in the care of adoptive children and relatives in the care of genetic children. There was greater marital stability and less conflict with the arrival of the child in the adoptive families and predominance of stress indicators in genetic mothers. We concluded that, although there are differences between adoptive and genetic motherhood, these do not imply advantages for one versus the other. Moreover, marital stability related to the adoption process and sociodemographic characteristics of adoptive mothers may have contributed to lower prevalence of stress.

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“…In line with these arguments, it may be considered that the behavioral issues of adoptees are especially explained by their status which could also lead to a higher risk of low IQ (Behen, Helder, Rothermel, Solomon, & Chugani, 2008;Miller, Chan, Tirella, & Perrin, 2009), insecure attachment (Palacios et al, 2009;Rutter et al, 2007b;van den Dries, Juffer, van Ijzendoorn, & Bakermans-Kranenburg, 2009), and poor parenting and stress in the adopting family (Gagnon-Oosterwaal et al, 2012b;Judge, 2003;Palacios et al, 2009;Rijk, Hoksbergen, ter Laak, van Dijkum, & Robbroeckx, 2006;Sánchez-Sandoval & Palacios, 2012), leading to a higher cumulative score on average in adoptees than controls. In other words, by contrast with the cumulative effect hypothesis, adoptive status as a risk factor in isolation is held to be sufficient to derail adoptees' behavior.…”

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Is there a common pathway to maladjustment for internationally adopted and non-adopted adolescents?

Roskam¹,

Stiévenart²

2014

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

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The main purpose of the research was to test whether cumulative effects represent a common pathway to behavioral maladjustment for internationally adopted adolescents and controls. The findings of previous comparison and follow-up studies have been contradictory. The hypothesis was tested in an original multi-informant study with 74 adolescents: 40 adoptees and 34 controls. The analyses of the data provided arguments in favor of the existence of a common pathway for adoptees and controls. The accumulation of risk factors in the current characteristics of the adolescents and their family was significantly associated with behavioral outcomes of both adoptees and controls. Implications for research, policy and practice are discussed. The main purpose of the research was to test whether cumulative effects represent a common pathway to behavioral maladjustment for internationally adopted adolescents and controls. The findings of previous comparison and follow-up studies have been contradictory. The hypothesis was tested in an original multi-informant study with 74 adolescents: 40 adoptees and 34 controls. The analyses of the data provided arguments in favor of the existence of a common pathway for adoptees and controls. The accumulation of risk factors in the current characteristics of the adolescents and their family was significantly associated with behavioral outcomes of both adoptees and controls. Implications for research, policy and practice are discussed.© 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.The literature on adoption is vast and rich. One of the major lines of research is comparison studies in which adopted participants are compared with control participants. In this set of studies, the fact of being adopted is considered as a risk factor per se that can lead to significant developmental differences in favor of the control participants. Another major line of research is follow-up studies analyzing the influence of deprivation severity (e.g., age of adoption, pre-adoption abuse or neglect) and other key-risk factors (e.g., age of the biological mother, low birth weight, drug exposure) on behavioral outcomes in adoptees. Because adoption research has been more concerned with outcomes than processes (Palacios, Román, Moreno, & León, 2009), we found in these two sets of studies contradictory arguments with regard to the main question of the current research, i.e. is there a common pathway to behavioral maladjustment for internationally adopted and nonadopted adolescents? In particular, do cumulative effects constitute a common pathway for this issue? The cumulative effect hypothesis is tested here as a well-known pathway in developmental psychopathology (Cicchetti & Rogosch, 1996), by considering current adolescent and family factors, i.e. IQ, attachment and parenting, and their cumulative effect on behavioral maladjustment. After a presentation of the cumulative effect hypothesis, arguments in favor of a negative answer to the main question will be presented first before others supporting a positive a...

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“…Despite the dominance of this discourse, a series of studies both internationally and in Spain suggest that the adolescence of adopted children is not inherently problematic and that parents can help their children navigate it successfully (see Berástegui, 2007;Bernedo et al, 2005;Ceballo et al, 2004;Howard et al, 2004;Miller et al, 2000;Rueter et al, 2009;Sánchez-Sandoval and Palacios, 2012).…”

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Essentialism in Spanish parents’ descriptions of their transnationally adopted teenagers

Tello

2017

Perifèria

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This preliminary qualitative study of 24 adoptive families in Catalonia, Spain asks how adoptive parents of teens describe the things they dislike about their children. This question matters because prior research shows that parents' views of their children can affect their parenting style and their relationships with their children. I show that in describing their dislikes, parents draw on essentialist beliefs about their children's culture of origin and about their personality traits. My analysis inspires questions about the possible relationship between essentialist parental beliefs and parenting practice, in both adoptive families and families more broadly. This is of particular relevance in the current moment, in which childrearing is influenced by neoliberal values that emphasize the social success of children and teens as future citizens and hold parents responsible for this outcome (Geinger et al., 2014). The research can also inform family and professional practices and public policies related to adoption.Keywords: Transnational adoption, teenagers, essentialism, parents, SpainResumen. Narrativas esencialistas de padres que adoptan adolescentes en el campo trasnacional.Este estudio preliminar cualitativo de 24 familias adoptivas en Cataluña, España analiza cómo los padres adoptivos de adolescentes describen las cosas que les desagradan de sus hijos. Esta cuestión es importante porque las investigaciones previas muestran que las opiniones de los padres sobre sus hijos pueden afectar su estilo de crianza y sus relaciones con ellos. El análisis muestra como al describir las cosas que nos les gustan de sus hijos, los padres recurren a creencias esencialistas sobre la cultura de origen de sus hijos y sobre sus rasgos de personalidad. Mi análisis plantea interrogantes sobre la posible relación entre las creencias esencialistas de los padres y la práctica de la crianza de los hijos, tanto en las familias adoptivas como en las familias en general. Esto es de particular relevancia en el momento actual, en el que la crianza de los hijos está influenciada por valores neoliberales que enfatizan el éxito social de los niños y adolescentes como futuros ciudadanos, responsabilizando a los padres por este resultado (Geinger et al., 2014). La investigación también puede orientar las prácticas familiares y profesionales y las políticas públicas relacionadas con la adopción.

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Stress in adoptive parents of adolescents

Cited by 45 publications

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Genetic and adoptive motherhood: Stress, marital relationship, and child care support

Genetic and adoptive motherhood: Stress, marital relationship, and child care support

Is there a common pathway to maladjustment for internationally adopted and non-adopted adolescents?

Essentialism in Spanish parents’ descriptions of their transnationally adopted teenagers

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