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The experience of adoption (2): association between communicative openness and self-esteem in adoption
- Authors:
- BECKETT Celia, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption and Fostering, 32(1), Spring 2008, pp.29-39.
- Publisher:
- Sage
A study of the views of two groups of 11-year-old adopted children (one adopted as babies within the UK, n = 47, the other adopted from Romania, aged between two and 43 months, (n = 133) indicates that parents underestimate the difficulty that their children have in talking about adoption. Children who found this harder experienced lower self-esteem at age 11 and were also more likely to feel different from their adoptive families, and both these factors were related to the individual child's level of behavioural or cognitive difficulties. Children in the Romanian sample who had another adopted sibling found it easier to talk about their adoption. In summary, the ease with which children can talk about adoption does appear to be associated with higher self-esteem and the individual child’s difficulties, as well as family composition. This article follows ‘The experience of adoption (1)’ (Hawkins et al, 2007), which explored intercountry and domestic adoption from the child’s point of view.
Adopting a stance on the act
- Author:
- BECKETT Celia
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 13.8.92, 1992, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The imminent Adoption Law Review, coupled with the Children Act raises questions for children in long-term care. The author outlines her research.
Infant adoption in England: a longitudinal account of social and cognitive progress
- Authors:
- CASTLE Jenny, BECKETT Celia, GROOTHUES Christine
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption and Fostering, 24(3), Autumn 2000, pp.26-35.
- Publisher:
- Sage
... researchers looked at outcomes such as adoptive parents' marital and emotional adjustment, evaluation of the adoption and children's cognitive attainment in two phases - at age four and six years. Overall, the study confirmed earlier research to suggest that infant adoptions tend to lead to very good social and intellectual progress in children, as well as high parental satisfaction.
Adopting from Romania: the role of siblings in adjustment
- Authors:
- BECKETT Celia, GROOTHUES Christine, O'CONNOR Thomas
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption and Fostering, 22(2), Summer 1998, pp.25-34.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Government policy on adoption discourages the simultaneous placement of unrelated children in the same family or of a child where there is already a biological child of similar age in that family. Drawing on part of a wider study of the adjustment of 165 children adopted from Romania, this article sheds light on assumptions about the effects of siblings in adjustment. It examines several factors, namely sibling age-spacing, biological relatedness of the sibling pair and age at which the child came to the UK with their adoptive family. Analyses indicate that sibling conflict is associated with age-spacing while parental ratings of the negative aspects of the adoption are related to sibling composition.
Are children still waiting? Recent developments and the impact of the Children Act 1989
- Authors:
- THOMAS Nigel, BECKETT Celia
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption and Fostering, 18(1), Spring 1994, pp.8-16.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Compares the findings of two studies carried out in 1989 and 1992 in one local authority, and examines what factors now influence why children wait for permanent placements.
The outcome of adoptions from Romania: predictors of parental satisfaction
- Authors:
- GROOTHUES Christine, BECKETT Celia, O'CONNOR Thomas
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption and Fostering, 22(4), Winter 1999, pp.30-40.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Examines the outcome of adoptions of 117 children from Romania and a comparison group of 52 UK adopted children, and considers associated factors in the of previous research findings. Overall the outcome in both groups was very positive, with no breakdowns and a high level parental satisfaction. Negative parental evaluation of the adoptions was considered separately and a number of factors were found to be related to this outcome; multivariate analysis showed that the child's level of hyperactivity at the time of interview was the most important factor. Despite the severe physical and developmental delay at placement of many of the Romanian children, the outcome picture for both groups was very similar.
The role of social workers in intercountry: an analysis of the experience of adopters from Romania
- Authors:
- BECKETT Celia, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption and Fostering, 23(4), Winter 1999, pp.15-25.
- Publisher:
- Sage
People who adopted children from Romania between 1990 and 1992 experienced considerable difficulties arranging the adoptions, both in Romania and the UK. It is not known how many more potential adopters were unsuccessful. In this article the authors, which include the English and Romanian Adoptees (ERA) study team, convey the difficulties encountered in England and implications of agency and non-agency practice in relation to these adopters. The article is based on a study of 148 families adopting 165 children.