Anthony, Rebecca E.  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9503-9562, Paine, Amy L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9025-3719 and Shelton, Katherine H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1311-5291
2019.
Adverse childhood experiences of children adopted from care: The importance of adoptive parental warmth for future child adjustment.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
16
(12)
, 2212.
10.3390/ijerph16122212
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Abstract
We investigated the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and children’s internalising symptoms and externalising problems in the Wales Adoption Cohort Study, a prospective longitudinal study that used case file records (n = 374) for a sample of British children adopted from care (M = 2 years, 55% male). Parents (n = 96) completed questionnaires at 3–5 months, 15–17 months, and 31–33 months post-placement. We hypothesised that: (1) children adopted from care would have experienced more ACEs than children in the general population; (2) the number of ACEs would be associated with higher internalising symptom and externalising problem scores; and (3) adoptive parental warmth would moderate the relationship between ACEs and post-placement internalising symptoms and externalising problems. Nearly half (42%) of the children experienced four or more ACEs. Internalising symptoms and externalising problems were significantly higher than the UK general population. The number of ACEs was associated with internalising symptoms 3 years post-adoptive placement but this relationship was moderated by adoptive parental warmth. This study profiles the experiences and characteristics of a national sample of adopted children and highlights the potential importance of parent warmth as a factor that ameliorates the impact of ACEs on poor child outcomes.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Research Institutes & Centres > Centre For Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer) Schools > Psychology Schools > Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education) |
| Publisher: | MDPI |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 24 June 2019 |
| Date of Acceptance: | 18 June 2019 |
| Last Modified: | 04 May 2023 21:29 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/123694 |
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