Family drawings as attachment representations in a sample of post-institutionalized adopted children

Adverse early experiences of adopted children tend to entail emotional deprivation, which may have impaired their attachment relationships. Using an adaptation of a projective test specifically devised to assess attachment in teenagers, the relational histories of 70 Spanish adolescent international adoptees were explored and compared to non-adopted peers. A significant association between insecure attachment and difficulties with internal representation of parental figures (birth and adoptive) appeared in young adoptees with adverse pre-placement care and late adoption. With knowledge of internal attachment’s working models, professionals can improve their understanding of the adopted adolescent and go beyond mere classification of attachment patterns.

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Does family drawing assess attachment representations of late-adopted children? A preliminary report

Child and Adolescent Mental Health ◽

10.1111/camh.12042 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 26-33 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Cecilia Serena Pace ◽

Giulio Cesare Zavattini ◽

Renata Tambelli

Keyword(s):

Preliminary Report ◽

Adopted Children ◽

Attachment Representations

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Children's Family Drawings as Expressions of Attachment Representations Across Cultures: Possibilities and Limitations

Child Development ◽

10.1111/cdev.12516 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 87 (4) ◽

pp. 1069-1078 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Ariane Gernhardt ◽

Heidi Keller ◽

Hartmut Rübeling

Keyword(s):

Attachment Representations ◽

Family Drawings

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Attachment representations in late-adopted children: the use of narrative in the assessment of disorganisation, mentalising and coherence of mind

Adoption & Fostering ◽

10.1177/0308575914543235 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 38 (3) ◽

pp. 255-270 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Cecilia Serena Pace ◽

Donatella Cavanna ◽

Patrizia Velotti ◽

Giulio Cesare Zavattini

Keyword(s):

Adopted Children ◽

Attachment Representations

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Speech and Language “Mythbusters” for Internationally Adopted Children

ASHA Leader ◽

10.1044/leader.ftr1.13172008.10 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 13 (17) ◽

pp. 10-13 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sharon Glennen

Keyword(s):

Adopted Children ◽

Speech And Language ◽

Internationally Adopted Children ◽

Internationally Adopted

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Children's Nonword Repetition Tasks and English Language Learners

Perspectives on School-Based Issues ◽

10.1044/sbi11.3.73 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 73-79

Author(s):

Sara C. Steele ◽

Deborah A. Hwa-Froelich

Keyword(s):

English Language Learners ◽

Language Learners ◽

Language Impairment ◽

English Language ◽

Nonword Repetition ◽

Adopted Children ◽

Typically Developing ◽

Bilingual Speakers ◽

Internationally Adopted Children ◽

English Speaking

Nonword repetition performance has been shown to differentiate monolingual English-speaking children with language impairment (LI) from typically developing children. These tasks have been administered to monolingual speakers of different languages and to simultaneous and sequential bilingual English Language Learners (ELLs) with mixed results. This article includes a review of the nonword repetition performance of monolingual and bilingual speakers and of internationally adopted children. Clinical implications for administration and interpretation of nonword repetition task outcomes are included.

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Support for adopted children and their families in England

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e500792015-298 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Clare Lushey ◽

Lisa Holmes ◽

Samantha McDermid

Keyword(s):

Adopted Children

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