Utilising genetically informed research designs to better understand family processes and child development: implications for adoption and foster care focused interventions

Sellers, Ruth; Smith, Amelia; Leve, Leslie D.; Nixon, Elizabeth; Cane, Tam; Cassell, Jackie A; Harold, Gordon Thomas

doi:10.1177/0308575919866526

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“…This sense of belonging is contrary to research that often reports how children and young people in the foster care system frequently experience stigma, bullying, and exclusion, then exhibit the emotional and behavioral problems associated with the internalization of these experiences (Appleton et al 2021;Dansey et al 2019). Nonetheless, research on the capacity for good relationships in fostering and kinship to buffer the effects of trauma histories and experiences such as stigma has been cited (Harold et al 2017;Hostinar et al 2014;Sellers et al 2019), which was reflected in the current study's results, as framed around the words of these children and young people. Young voices echoed the sentiments of carers and agency workers, indicating positive transformations associated with positive parenting, involving consistent messaging within the Mockingbird Family.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…Research evidence underscores family-based care as being optimal for children's and young people's physical, emotional, and social development, fostering recovery and resilience (Bernard et al 2015;Humphreys et al 2015;Martini et al 2022;Wade et al 2020). The positive influence of strong family relationships in foster and kinship care is shown to ameliorate the impact of both genetic predispositions and earlier experiences of adversity (Harold et al 2017;Hostinar et al 2014;Sellers et al 2019). Especially in younger children, positive foster or kinship family relationships wield substantial influence over cognitive, emotional, and social development (Gunnar et al 2019;Hostinar et al 2015aHostinar et al , 2015b.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Reconsidering Recognition in the Lives of Children and Young People in Care: Insights from the Mockingbird Family in South Australia

Patmisari,

McLaren,

Jones

2024

Social Sciences

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This study explored the experiences of children and young people in the Mockingbird Family, South Australia, during implementation and roll-out. The study involved semi-structured interviews with a diverse group of 54 participants, including 21 children and young people, 12 foster carers, and 14 agency workers. Thematic analysis, with the application of Axel Honneth’s recognition theory, showed the Mockingbird Family model to validate the emotional, cognitive, and social support needs of children and young people. Through interconnected experience, the nurturing of care and the promotion of rights-based, holistic approaches were crucial for achieving social recognition, dignity, and developmental growth. The study indicates the potential benefits of the Mockingbird Family model for addressing the needs of children and young people in care. The research suggests that a community-based support model such as the Mockingbird Family should be considered in child welfare practices. However, further research is necessary to fully understand the model’s long-term effects and justify its integration into wider child welfare policies.

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confidence: 88%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reconsidering Recognition in the Lives of Children and Young People in Care: Insights from the Mockingbird Family in South Australia

Patmisari,

McLaren,

Jones

2024

Social Sciences

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“…However, we believe that if there was confounding from maternal genetics that this would have been reduced through our inclusion of the offspring TS PRS to our models. Nevertheless, to fully disentangle genetic and non‐genetic effects a genetically informed research design is required (Sellers et al, 2019). Lastly, although we studied the pregnancy‐related risk factors prospectively our findings do not indicate a causal relationship with tics; independent replication is necessary using causal designs such as Mendelian randomization (Smith, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Nevertheless, to fully disentangle genetic and non-genetic effects a genetically informed research design is required (Sellers et al, 2019).…”

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Polygenic and environmental determinants of tics in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children

Abdulkadir

Tischfield

Heiman

et al. 2022

American J of Med Genetics Pt B

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Tourette syndrome (TS) is caused by multiple genetic and environmental factors. Yet, little is known about the interplay of these factors in the occurrence of tics. We investigated whether polygenic risk score (PRS) of TS and pregnancy-related factors together enhance the explained variance of tic occurrence in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (N cases = 612; N controls = 4,201; 50% male; mean age 13.8 years). We included a cumulative adverse pregnancy risk score, maternal anxiety and depression, and maternal smoking and alcohol use during pregnancy. We investigated possible joint effects of genetic and pregnancy-related risk factors using a multivariable approach, and explored mediation effects between the pregnancy-related risk factors in explaining tic presence. The PRS and the cumulative adverse pregnancy risk score, maternal anxiety, or maternal depression explained significantly more variance of tic presence compared to models including only the PRS. Furthermore, we found that the cumulative adverse pregnancy risk score mediated the association between several pregnancy-related factors (maternal anxiety, depression, and smoking) and tics. The combination of a PRS and pregnancy-related risk factors explained more variance of tics in a general population cohort compared to studying these factors in isolation.

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The specificity principle in adoption

Bornstein

Suwalsky

2021

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

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Utilising genetically informed research designs to better understand family processes and child development: implications for adoption and foster care focused interventions

Abstract: Jackie and Harold, Gordon (2019) Utilising genetically informed research designs to better understand family processes and child development: implications for adoption and foster care focused interventions. Adoption and Fostering, 43 (3). pp. 351-371.

Cited by 4 publications

References 89 publications

Reconsidering Recognition in the Lives of Children and Young People in Care: Insights from the Mockingbird Family in South Australia

Reconsidering Recognition in the Lives of Children and Young People in Care: Insights from the Mockingbird Family in South Australia

Polygenic and environmental determinants of tics in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children

The specificity principle in adoption

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