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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Attachment Theory
  • Child Psychology

Background:

  • Early adversity and institutionalization can impact child development.
  • Attachment representations are crucial for socio-emotional well-being.
  • International adoption presents unique developmental challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze attachment representations in internationally adopted children.
  • To compare adoptees' attachment to children from intact families and institutional settings.
  • To investigate the influence of pre-adoption experiences and adoption-related factors on attachment.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Story Stem Assessment Profile (SSAP) to assess attachment representations.
  • Compared 40 internationally adopted children (aged 4-8) with control groups.
  • Included 58 children from birth families and 50 children from Spanish institutions.

Main Results:

  • Adopted children exhibited more negative attachment representations than controls.
  • Adoptees' attachment representations were comparable to those of institutionalized children.
  • Early adversity showed a long-term impact, with heterogeneity in attachment patterns observed.

Conclusions:

  • International adoption, particularly following early adversity, is associated with long-term negative impacts on attachment representations.
  • Attachment security in adopted children is influenced by pre-adoption experiences, age at adoption, and time with adoptive family.
  • Individual and background variables play a significant role in the heterogeneity of attachment representations among adopted and institutionalized children.