In deze studie is onderzocht in hoeverre de mate van opvoedingsovereenstemming tussen ouders en de tevredenheid over de partnerrelatie van ouders gerelateerd is aan internaliserend en...Show moreIn deze studie is onderzocht in hoeverre de mate van opvoedingsovereenstemming tussen ouders en de tevredenheid over de partnerrelatie van ouders gerelateerd is aan internaliserend en externaliserend probleemgedrag van jonge kinderen. Verder is onderzocht of geslacht van het kind een modererende rol speelt in dit verband. De steekproef bestond uit 100 gezinnen bestaande uit vader, moeder en hun oudste kind (47 jongens). De kinderen waren gemiddeld 48.1 maanden (SD = 3.8) oud. Alle te onderzoeken kenmerken, te weten opvoedingsovereenstemming, tevredenheid over de partnerrelatie en probleemgedrag van het kind, zijn onderzocht aan de hand van vragenlijsten die zijn ingevuld door beide ouders. Wat betreft externaliserend probleemgedrag van het kind moet worden vermeld dat naast ouderrapportages ook de mate ongehoorzaamheid in de thuissituatie is geobserveerd. Uit dit onderzoek is gebleken dat minder opvoedingsovereenstemming tussen ouders meer externaliserend probleemgedrag voorspelt bij jonge kinderen. Ook bleek dat minder tevredenheid over de partnerrelatie van de ouders meer internaliserend probleemgedrag bij jonge kinderen voorspelt. Verder is gebleken dat geslacht van het kind geen moderator is in de relatie tussen de mate van opvoedingsovereenstemming dan wel de mate van tevredenheid over de partnerrelatie en probleemgedrag van het kind.Show less
Research master thesis | Developmental Psychopathology in Education and Child Studies (research) (MSc)
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2016-12-01T00:00:00Z
Psychological adaptation was examined in 993 Dutch internationally adopted adults (M= 38 years; 58% female) with a relatively high percentage of pre-adoption adversity, and the international...Show morePsychological adaptation was examined in 993 Dutch internationally adopted adults (M= 38 years; 58% female) with a relatively high percentage of pre-adoption adversity, and the international adoptees were compared with their Dutch non-adopted peers and with Dutch domestic adoptees. Psychological adaptation was indicated by internalizing and externalizing problem behavior, and self-esteem. We found that the majority of the international adoptees were well adapted and showed even higher levels of self-esteem than their non-adopted peers from the general population. After controlling for the effects of the pre-adoption adversity, we found that international adoptees who reported a more negative appraisal of relinquishment and adoption, showed more feelings of loss, more negative coping strategies, and less optimal psychological adaptation. Whilst comparing the international and domestic adoptees, we found that the international adoptees showed a more positive appraisal of both relinquishment and adoption than the domestic adoptees. Based on these findings, we suggest that both the appraisal of relinquishment and adoption and feelings of loss play a key role in the psychological adaption of adoptees. These insights should be used in the preparation of new adoptive parents and helping children to adapt to their new life environment and to prevent problems later in life. Furthermore, in treatment and psychological help, adult adoptees with problems might benefit from reflecting on the feelings of loss towards the biological parents and the feelings towards being relinquished and adopted.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
