Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Foster care placement improves children's functioning.

S M Horwitz1, K M Balestracci, M D Simms

  • 1Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, 60 College St, Box 208034, New Haven, CT 06520-8034, USA. patricia.krieger@yale.edu

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
|November 29, 2001
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Level of evidence used in recommendations by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines beyond Food and Drug Administration approvals.

Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology·2019
Same author

Diffusion imaging markers of bipolar versus general psychopathology risk in youth at-risk.

Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology·2018
Same author

Reward-related neural activity and structure predict future substance use in dysregulated youth.

Psychological medicine·2016
Same author

Predicting clinical outcome from reward circuitry function and white matter structure in behaviorally and emotionally dysregulated youth.

Molecular psychiatry·2016
Same author

Targeted mutational profiling of peripheral T-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified highlights new mechanisms in a heterogeneous pathogenesis.

Leukemia·2014
Same author

Behavioral and emotional dysregulation trajectories marked by prefrontal-amygdala function in symptomatic youth.

Psychological medicine·2014
Same journal

Physical Activity Awareness of British Adolescents.

Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine·2013
Same journal

About this journal.

Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine·2013
Same journal

Picture of the month-diagnosis.

Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine·2013
Same journal

Picture of the month-diagnosis.

Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine·2013
Same journal

Puget sound, Seattle, washington. March 2006.

Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine·2013
Same journal

Talia's shell, July 2008, in Bay Head, New Jersey.

Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine·2013
See all related articles

Young children in foster care showed significant improvements in adaptive behavior over 12 months. Factors like abuse history and placement length predicted better functioning outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Social Work
  • Pediatric Health

Background:

  • Children in foster care often experience developmental challenges.
  • Understanding functioning changes in this population is crucial for effective interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze changes in reported functioning for children in foster care over a 12-month period.
  • To identify predictors of functional improvement in this cohort.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study of 120 young children entering foster care in Connecticut.
  • Children assessed at entry, 6 months, and 12 months using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale (VABS).
  • Foster mothers completed VABS assessments.

Main Results:

Related Experiment Videos

  • Children's mean VABS scores improved significantly from below average at entry to within the average range at 12 months.
  • Average VABS score increased by 9.65 points over 12 months.
  • Abuse history, older age at placement, female sex, African American ethnicity, longer foster care duration, and fewer recommended services predicted greater improvement.

Conclusions:

  • Foster care placement is associated with improved adaptive functioning in young children.
  • Specific child and care-related factors predict the degree of functional improvement.
  • Further research into foster care environmental factors influencing development is warranted.