The Peer Relationships of Those Who Have Experienced Adoption or Foster Care: A Meta‐Analysis

DeLuca, Haylee K.; Claxton, Shannon E.; Dulmen, Manfred H. M. van

doi:10.1111/jora.12421

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“…Our findings also differ from the more positive portrait of adopted children's peer relationships described in the meta‐analysis by DeLuca et al (2018). The studies included in this meta‐analysis did not consider sociometric information based on direct assessment by peers and this could explain the difference, together with the specific age of our sample, as discussed below.…”

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Peer relationships during late childhood in internationally adopted and institutionalized children

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The aim of this study was to analyse the interpersonal relationships in the school context of children living in different care settings (adoptive families, residential care centres, birth families). Participants were 76 children between eight and fourteen years of age (M = 10.78, SD = 1.38), belonging to one of three groups: international adoptees, children living in residential care in Spanish institutions, and a comparison sample of Spanish children living with their birth families with no connection with child protection. Sociometric information was collected in the classroom of each child during school hours. Internationally adopted children from Russia showed considerable difficulties in their relationships with peers; they were more likely to be rejected and their peers described them as less prosocial and somewhat more aggressive. With a better sociometric position than the adoptees, children in residential care were rated by their peers as more aggressive and less prosocial than the normative population. Coordination and integrated work between the family, protection centres, schools, and other social services should be a strategic priority in the promotion of healthy social development in these groups of children.

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“…The meta‐analysis on peer relationships carried out by DeLuca and Claxtonand van Dulmen (2018) included adoptive samples with a wide range of ages and of pre‐adoptive experiences. The results indicated that 82% of adoptees have no significant difficulties in their peer relationships.…”

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“…In a very homogeneous ethnic society such as Spain, adoptees from Asia and Eastern Europe look different and this might become particularly important during adolescence. A similar problem has been reported in previous studies (e.g., DeJong et al, 2016; DeLuca, Claxton, & van Dulmen, 2018). Furthermore, this outcome may also be explained by the double stigma they face in social contexts (March, 1995; Steinberg & Hall, 2000): the stigma of looking different and the adoption stigma that could lead to marginalization and exclusion at school.…”

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“…In addition, different studies reported that some adoptees present special difficulties in establishing relationships with peers because of the initial adversity they experienced (e.g., DeLuca et al, 2018). These difficulties could be related to the problems they had in establishing secure attachment in infancy (Schofield & Beek, 2006).…”

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Under the Same Label: Adopted Adolescents’ Heterogeneity in Well-Being and Perception of Social Contexts

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This study compares a sample of 223 adopted adolescents with a nonadopted reference group representative of the Spanish adolescent population from the “Spanish Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) study.” Variables related to the family context, peers, school context, and emotional well-being are compared. Adoptees are not only analyzed as a group, but also according to the type of adoption (domestic or intercountry) and the birth area of origin (Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe). The results showed more similarities than differences between the whole group of adoptees and the reference group, as well as heterogeneity within the adoptees depending on their origin.

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“…One segment of the population at elevated risk for delinquency is girls in foster care; such youth have a higher risk of negative outcomes including delinquency, substance use, and health-risking sexual behaviors (Fowler et al, 2015; Kim et al, 2013). A recent meta-analysis found that youths involved in foster care had poorer peer relations relative to children reared with their biological parents (DeLuca et al, 2018). Further, girls in foster care, relative to boys, are at heightened risk for disrupted peer relationships (Leve et al, 2007), and peer relations are a known correlate of delinquency (Dishion & Tipsord, 2011).…”

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Peer Relations and Delinquency Among Girls in Foster Care Following a Skill-Building Preventive Intervention

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There is evidence that risk for delinquency is elevated among girls with foster care histories, and one correlate of delinquency is affiliating with peers who engage in delinquent behavior. Although intervention studies have shown positive effects of interventions that target delinquent peer affiliation on reductions in delinquency among adolescents with juvenile justice histories, the success of such interventions for younger girls in foster care, without prior involvement with juvenile justice, is unknown. We analyzed data from a randomized clinical trial of the middle school version of the Keep Safe intervention in a sample of girls in foster care ( n = 100). The intervention was delivered to girls and foster parents during the transition to middle school. Path analysis suggested a significant intervention effect on reduction in affiliation with delinquent peers at 12 months ( B = −.21). No significant mediation effects were identified. The middle school Keep Safe intervention shows promise as a preventative intervention for reducing affiliation with delinquent peers, which importantly is associated with adolescent delinquent behavior. Implications for researchers and professionals who tailor and deliver evidence-based programs for girls in foster care are discussed.

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The Peer Relationships of Those Who Have Experienced Adoption or Foster Care: A Meta‐Analysis

Cited by 28 publications

References 67 publications

Peer relationships during late childhood in internationally adopted and institutionalized children

Peer relationships during late childhood in internationally adopted and institutionalized children

Under the Same Label: Adopted Adolescents’ Heterogeneity in Well-Being and Perception of Social Contexts

Peer Relations and Delinquency Among Girls in Foster Care Following a Skill-Building Preventive Intervention

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