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Associations between attachment-related symptoms and later psychological problems among international adoptees – Results from the FinAdo study




AlaotsikkoResults from the FinAdo study

TekijätMarko Elovainio, Hanna Raaska, Jari Sinkkonen, Sanna Mäkipää, Helena Lapinleimu

KustantajaScandinavian Psychological Associations and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Julkaisuvuosi2015

JournalScandinavian Journal of Psychology

Vuosikerta56

Numero1

Aloitussivu53

Lopetussivu61

Sivujen määrä9

ISSN0036-5564

eISSN1467-9450

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12174


Tiivistelmä

We examined the associations between attachment-related symptoms (symptoms of reactive attachment disorder (RAD), symptoms of disinhibited social engagement disorder (DSED), and clinging) and later psychological problems among international adoptees. The study population comprised internationally adopted children (591 boys and 768 girls, 6-15 years) from the ongoing Finnish Adoption (FinAdo) study. Data were gathered with self-administered questionnaires both from adoptive parents and from adoptees aged over 9 years. Attachment-related symptoms were measured using of a short (8-item) questionnaire and later behavioral/emotional problems were assessed using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Five to Fifteen (FTF) scale for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms. RAD and DSED symptom subscales were associated with an increased risk of emotional and behavioral problems and ADHD. Especially the mixed type of attachment-related symptoms was strongly associated with later emotional and behavioral problems.




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