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Internationally adopted adults who did not suffer severe early deprivation: the role of appraisal of adoption
- Authors:
- STORSBERGEN Hester E., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 32(2), February 2010, pp.191-197.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Little is known about the long-term consequences for the mental health and well-being of international adopted adults. This study focused on a group of adults who had been internationally adopted from Greece to the Netherlands in infancy and now have a mean age of 29 years. Psychological adjustment was examined in 53 adults, internationally adopted by Dutch parents as infants at a mean age of 9 months from the Metera children's home in Greece. At that time, guidelines consistent with attachment theory were followed to ensure relatively favourable quality of childcare in Metera. The adults completed standardised questionnaires on mental health, well-being and self-esteem. The results found that the large majority of the adults were well adjusted, although adopted males reported more depression. Adults who reported a negative appraisal of their adoption reported more problems and less well-being than adults with a positive/neutral appraisal of their adoption. In conclusion, the study did not reveal any major risks with respect to self-reported mental health problems, well-being and self-esteem in adulthood. Further research is needed to invest why adopted men seem somewhat more vulnerable for problems than adopted women.
Mental health problems of Dutch young adult domestic adoptees compared to non-adopted peers and international adoptees
- Authors:
- DEKKER Marielle C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 60(5), 2017, pp.1201-1217.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This study examined the mental health problems of Dutch young adult domestic adoptees (N = 75) relative to Dutch non-adopted peers and Dutch international adoptees. The results found small differences in favour of the non-adopted peers (N = 2021), while a minority of male domestic adoptees were at risk of anxiety/depression problems. Domestic adoptees showed somewhat less problems behaviour than international adoptees (N = 1331). Domestic and international adoptees differed in search status (non-searcher, searcher, reunited), although this could not explain any differences in mental health problems. Social workers and clinicians should support (male) adult adoptees in coping with possible feelings of anxiety and depression. Future studies should pay attention to gender differences in adoptees. (Edited publisher abstract)