scholarly journals Developmental outcomes of infants adopted from foster care: Predictive associations from perinatal and preplacement risk factors

Infancy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Tung ◽  
Allison S. Christian‐Brandt ◽  
Audra K. Langley ◽  
Jill M. Waterman
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Developmental Outcomes

Risk Factors Among Youth With Intellectual Disabilities in Foster Care

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cindy M. Ross ◽  
Jacqueline Remondet Wall ◽  
Steven M. Koch ◽  
Crystal L. Cederna-Meko
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities

scholarly journals Foster Parents’ Parenting and the Social-Emotional Development and Adaptive Functioning of Children in Foster Care: A PRISMA-Guided Literature Review and Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina Chodura ◽  
Arnold Lohaus ◽  
Tabea Symanzik ◽  
Nina Heinrichs ◽  
Kerstin Konrad
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Foster Parents ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Developmental Outcomes ◽  
Parenting Behavior ◽  
Foster Families ◽  
Children In Foster Care ◽  
Increased Risk

AbstractChildren in foster care (CFC) are at increased risk for negative developmental outcomes. Given the potential influence of foster parents’ parenting on the development of CFC, this literature review and meta-analysis provide an initial overview of how parenting factors in foster families relate to CFC’s developmental outcomes. We aimed to explore (1) whether foster parents’ parenting conceptualizations are related differently to various CFC developmental outcome variables and (2) how characteristics of foster parents and CFC moderate these associations. Following the recommendations of the PRISMA statement, we searched four databases in 2017 (with an update in May 2020). Forty-three primary studies were coded manually. The interrater agreement was 92.1%. Parenting variables were specified as parenting behavior, style, and goals and were distinguished further into functional and dysfunctional parenting. CFC development was divided into adaptive (including cognitive) development and maladaptive development. Meta-analyses could be performed for foster parenting behavior and developmental outcomes, as well as for functional parenting goals and maladaptive socioemotional outcomes in CFC. Associations between functional parenting behavior and adaptive child development were positive and negative for maladaptive child development, respectively. For dysfunctional, parenting effects were in the opposite direction. All effects were small to moderate. Similar results were found descriptively in the associations of parenting style and child developmental outcomes. We found similar effect sizes and directions of the associations between parenting behavior in foster families and the child’s developmental outcomes as those previously reported for biological families. These findings provide strong support for the significant role of parenting in foster families regarding children’s development in foster care.

Risk factors for alcohol and marijuana use among adolescents in foster care

2007 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald G. Thompson ◽  
Wendy F. Auslander
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Marijuana Use

scholarly journals Institutional predictors of developmental outcomes among racially diverse foster care alumni.

2012 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 573-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio R. Garcia ◽  
Peter J. Pecora ◽  
Tracy Harachi ◽  
Eugene Aisenberg
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Developmental Outcomes ◽  
Racially Diverse ◽  
Foster Care Alumni

scholarly journals Variability in Developmental Outcomes of Foster Children: Implications for Research and Practice

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anouk Goemans ◽  
Mitch van Geel ◽  
Paul Vedder
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Foster Children ◽  
Developmental Trajectories ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Developmental Outcomes ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Brief Assessment ◽  
Children's Development ◽  
Children’S Development

This article focuses on the variability in developmental outcomes of foster children and the implications for foster care research and practice. We first provide a brief overview of our previous work, where we have shown by means of meta-analysis and a longitudinal study that foster children greatly vary with respect to their developmental functioning. We then discuss that it is both the heterogeneity of developmental trajectories and the lack of an accurate model for predicting foster children's development that make the screening and monitoring of foster children's development important. We provide suggestions for screening and monitoring, and discuss the Brief Assessment Checklist as an example of a specific instrument available for screening and monitoring of vulnerable children exposed to severe social adversity. We conclude our article with directions to improve foster care and research on foster care, including a discussion of the effectiveness of and foster children's susceptibility to interventions, support for foster parents and the potential of large national and international studies.

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