Typology of Traumatic Experiences and their Relationship with Psychosocial Disorders and Adjustment among Adoptees.

The purpose of this study was (a) to describe traumatic experiences (TEs) prior to being adopted, (b) to identify groups of TEs in adoptees, and (c) to explore the relationships of a group membership with adoptees' psychological disorders and adjustment. Data were drawn from 1616 participants in the...

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Publicado en:Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 1086 - 1099
Autores principales: Lee, Jaegoo, Park, Eonju, Park, Nan Sook, Brodzinsky, David
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Publicado: Springer Nature Apr2025
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          Lee, Jaegoo
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          https://ror.org/01ecnnp60 School of Social Work, Jackson State University, Universities Center Suite 3-20, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS, USA
          https://ror.org/03qvtpc38 Department of Social Welfare, School of Social Sciences, Dong-A University, 225 Gudeok-ro, Seo-gu, Busan, South Korea
          https://ror.org/032db5x82 School of Social Work, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MHC 1400, Tampa, FL, USA
          https://ror.org/05vt9qd57 Professor Emerita, Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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        Mental illness risk factors
        Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
        Psychological adaptation
        Anxiety
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        Analysis of variance
        Adoption
        Mental depression
        Injury complications
        Risk assessment
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        Research funding
        Chi-squared test
        Descriptive statistics
        Surveys
        Latent structure analysis
        Data analysis software
        Reactive attachment disorder
        Oppositional defiant disorder in children
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          Reactive attachment disorder
          Oppositional defiant disorder in children
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        Adjustment
        Adoptees
        Latent class analysis
        Psychological disorder
        Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Psychology Medical and Health Sciences Public Health and Health Services
        Traumatic experiences
        Adjustment
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        Latent class analysis
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      ab: The purpose of this study was (a) to describe traumatic experiences (TEs) prior to being adopted, (b) to identify groups of TEs in adoptees, and (c) to explore the relationships of a group membership with adoptees' psychological disorders and adjustment. Data were drawn from 1616 participants in the Modern Adoptive Families Study, a nationwide survey of adoptive families that adopted a child via foster care adoption, private domestic adoption, or international adoption. Latent class analysis revealed four groups of TEs (moderate deprivation, high deprivation, multiple high adversity, and low adversity), based on TEs prior to adoption. The high deprivation group was associated with greater numbers of psychological disorders. The high deprivation group and the multiple high adversity group had lower psychological adjustment than the other two groups. The multiple high adversity group consisted of adoptees who were the oldest, adopted from foster homes, had more special health needs, and were not Asians. These findings explain heterogeneity of TEs in adoptees and suggest implications for post-adoption services that are sensitive to the characteristics of adoptees' TEs, particularly for domestic adoptees. Highlights: This is the first latent class analysis on typology of traumatic experiences of adoptees using data from a nationwide study. Almost half of the adoptees had undergone multiple traumatic experiences (TEs); 26.1% had no TEs. Latent class analysis identified four groups of TEs prior to being adopted. Adoptees' psychological disorders and adjustment differed across the groups of TEs.
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