Het aanpassingsvermogen op de hoofdaspecten van de ontwikkeling van 133 internationaal geadopteerde jongvolwassenen (M = 22.9 jaar, 78 vrouwen) werd vergeleken met normatieve gegevens en...Show moreHet aanpassingsvermogen op de hoofdaspecten van de ontwikkeling van 133 internationaal geadopteerde jongvolwassenen (M = 22.9 jaar, 78 vrouwen) werd vergeleken met normatieve gegevens en leeftijdsgenoten. Er werd gekeken naar de aspecten intelligentie, gehechtheidsrepresentatie, zelfbeeld, gedragsproblemen, temperament en de attitude ten opzichte van de adoptie van de internationaal geadopteerde jongvolwassenen. Uit de resultaten blijkt dat de internationaal geadopteerde jongvolwassenen een hoger zelfbeeld hebben dan hun leeftijdsgenoten en dat zij minder internaliserende- en externaliserende gedragsproblemen vertonen dan de norm. Bovendien zijn ze op het gebied van temperament minder snel boos, ontregeld en angstig dan hun leeftijdsgenoten. Daarnaast wijken de internationaal geadopteerde jongvolwassenen in hun gehechtheidsrepresentatie niet af van hun leeftijdsgenoten. Anderzijds bleek uit de resultaten dat de internationaal geadopteerde jongvolwassenen op het gebied van intelligentie wat lager scoorden dan de gemiddelde Nederlandse bevolking en op het gebied van temperament iets minder sociaal lijken dan hun leeftijdsgenoten. Ook lijken zij meer geinteresseerd in hun adoptie historie en zijn zij iets minder positief ten opzichte van hun adoptie dan internationaal geadopteerde leeftijdsgenoten. We concluderen dat het over het algemeen goed gaat met de internationaal geadopteerde jongvolwassenen maar wijzen erop dat enkelen hiervoor mogelijk in de kindertijd en adolescentie wat meer begeleiding nodig hebben. Verder onderzoek dat zich richt op meer samenwerking tussen universiteiten en verschillende vakgebieden wordt als implicatie voor vervolgonderzoek aangedragen.Show less
Research master thesis | Developmental Psychopathology in Education and Child Studies (research) (MSc)
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2019-08-29T00:00:00Z
The current study investigated and compared the development of Chinese girls adopted from institutional care, foster care, or from a mixture of both types of care to the Netherlands. The sample...Show moreThe current study investigated and compared the development of Chinese girls adopted from institutional care, foster care, or from a mixture of both types of care to the Netherlands. The sample consisted of 1106 girls who were between 4 and 18 years of age (mean age 7 years). Parents completed several questionnaires addressing all kinds of subjects related to the health and development of the adopted children. Results revealed that most girls adopted from China were healthy and experienced few developmental delays. Most girls scored high on individual strengths and competencies as well and they had satisfying relationships with their adoptive parents. Part of the adoptees showed some indiscriminate friendliness. A comparison of the care groups revealed that girls adopted from foster care were in an advantage with regard to their general health and developmental status. Mean differences between the groups, however, were small. Neither a mediating effect of children’s self-regulatory abilities, nor a moderating role of either age at adoption or the parent-child relationship could be established. Some direct effects, however, were found. Children adopted before their first birthday and children who had a very good relationship with their parents showed most developmental gains. Overall, this study provides information regarding the adjustment and development of female children adopted from various types of care in China that might be useful to adoptive parents and a range of professionals and organizations working with international adoptees.Show less
There is a growing number of foreign-born adopted children with Special Needs. Despite this increase little is known about these adopted children and their needs. It is important to find answers to...Show moreThere is a growing number of foreign-born adopted children with Special Needs. Despite this increase little is known about these adopted children and their needs. It is important to find answers to the following questions: 1.Are there differences between adopted children from Taiwan with Special Needs and adopted children from Taiwan without Special Needs, concerning problem behavior? 2. Are there differences between adopted children from Taiwan and adopted children from China, concerning problem behavior? 3. Are there differences between adopted children from Taiwan with Special Needs and adopted children from China with Special Needs, concerning problem behavior? Through sending adoptive parents questionnaires, data was obtained from 310 adopted children from Taiwan. These data were compared with data from a comparison group consisting of adopted children from China (N = 1233). Problem behavior was studied with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). There were differences between girls with Special Needs from Taiwan and girls without Special Needs from Taiwan: the girls with Special Needs tended to have more problems with peers (SDQ), to have more internalizing problems (CBCL) and more total problem behavior (CBCL) than the girls without Special Needs. Boys with Special Needs from Taiwan also showed more internalizing problems (CBCL) than boys without Special Needs from Taiwan. Although „Special Needs‟ is considered to be something purely physical, both boys and girls with Special Needs showed more internalizing problems than children without Special Needs. It may be a pitfall to focus help only on the physical problems when helping adopted children with Special Needs. Besides that, girls from Taiwan (with and without Special Needs) showed more problem behavior on several problem scales than the girls from China. Similarly, girls with Special Needs from Taiwan showed more problems (according to the SDQ) than girls with Special Needs from China. This means that extra attention should be given to problem behavior from girls from Taiwan.Show less
The present study examined the physical growth, cognitive development and time use of 23 children between 12 and 35 months, residing in a babyhome in Tanzania, East Africa. The outcomes of the...Show moreThe present study examined the physical growth, cognitive development and time use of 23 children between 12 and 35 months, residing in a babyhome in Tanzania, East Africa. The outcomes of the physical assessments of weight, height and head circumference were compared with the growth standards of the World Health Organization. The cognitive performance on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development was compared with the norm scores of the test. Time use was examined by spot observations and had the objective of getting insight on how the children spent their time and how many social interactions they have. Relations between the outcome variables have also been investigated. The results of the study showed that children residing in the Tanzanian babyhome lag behind in physical growth (weight, height and head circumference) and cognitive development. We found that the babies (aged 11.8 – 13.7 months) were on average more delayed in their physical growth compared with the toddlers (aged 15.2 – 34.1 months). Regarding time use we found that for all ages combined, the children spent on average 53.4% of the time they were awake, alone (without any interactions). Babies (63.7%) spent significantly more time alone than toddlers (48.5%). It was also demonstrated that the time children spent alone, was associated with the physical growth. Children who spent more time alone, were more delayed in height.Show less
