TY - JOUR
T1 - Developmental Outcomes of Internationally Adopted Children
AU - Welsh, Janet A.
AU - Viana, Andres G.
N1 - Funding Information:
Received 7 July 2010; revised 17 April 2012; accepted 15 June 2012. This study was funded in part by Grant 1 RO3 HD050243-01A2 from the National Institute of Child and Human Development (NICHD). Address correspondence to Janet A. Welsh, Prevention Research Center for the Promotion of Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University, 135 E. Nittany Avenue, Suite 402, State College, PA 16801. E-mail: [email protected]
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - This study followed 106 international adoptees over an 18-month period. Mothers completed the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) at 6, 12, and 24 months post-adoption, assessing their children's development in multiple domains. Results revealed that the sample overall demonstrated linear improvement over time in most domains, but children with initially low scores remained significantly lower than others at the 18-month follow-up. ASQ scores were unrelated to age at adoption, but significant differences by birth country emerged. Across most domains, children from Eastern Europe had generally lower scores than children from other birth regions.
AB - This study followed 106 international adoptees over an 18-month period. Mothers completed the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) at 6, 12, and 24 months post-adoption, assessing their children's development in multiple domains. Results revealed that the sample overall demonstrated linear improvement over time in most domains, but children with initially low scores remained significantly lower than others at the 18-month follow-up. ASQ scores were unrelated to age at adoption, but significant differences by birth country emerged. Across most domains, children from Eastern Europe had generally lower scores than children from other birth regions.
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U2 - 10.1080/10926755.2012.731029
DO - 10.1080/10926755.2012.731029
M3 - Article
C2 - 23908583
AN - SCOPUS:84870593373
SN - 1092-6755
VL - 15
SP - 241
EP - 264
JO - Adoption Quarterly
JF - Adoption Quarterly
IS - 4
ER -