TY - JOUR
T1 - Attachment in adopted adolescents. National adoption in Chile
AU - Escobar, María Josefina
AU - Santelices, María Pía
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported with a doctoral grant from CONICYT . We would like to thank the Servicio Nacional de Menores (SENAME), Fundación Chilena para la Adopción and Fundación San José para la Adopción for their collaboration. We also wish to thank the adolescents and their mothers for their participation in this study.
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - The focus of this study is on the description of attachment patterns in adopted adolescents, taking into consideration the age when they were adopted and a comparison with the control group of non-adopted adolescents paired by age, gender, educational level and socio-economic level. Participants: 25 adolescents adopted at the age of 6. months of older through national adoption agencies and 25 non-adopted adolescents. To evaluate the patterns of attachment, a semi-structured interview was used: Friends and Family Interview (Steele & Steele, 2005). Results: Statistically significant differences were found in the attachment patterns of adopted and non-adopted adolescents. Adopted adolescents showed a more insecure attachment, a predominantly insecure-avoidant attachment. In conclusion, late adoptions are a risk factor for the development of secure attachment in adopted adolescents.
AB - The focus of this study is on the description of attachment patterns in adopted adolescents, taking into consideration the age when they were adopted and a comparison with the control group of non-adopted adolescents paired by age, gender, educational level and socio-economic level. Participants: 25 adolescents adopted at the age of 6. months of older through national adoption agencies and 25 non-adopted adolescents. To evaluate the patterns of attachment, a semi-structured interview was used: Friends and Family Interview (Steele & Steele, 2005). Results: Statistically significant differences were found in the attachment patterns of adopted and non-adopted adolescents. Adopted adolescents showed a more insecure attachment, a predominantly insecure-avoidant attachment. In conclusion, late adoptions are a risk factor for the development of secure attachment in adopted adolescents.
KW - Adolescence
KW - Adoption
KW - Attachment
KW - Friends and Family Interview
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U2 - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.12.011
DO - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.12.011
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84873254959
SN - 0190-7409
VL - 35
SP - 488
EP - 492
JO - Children and Youth Services Review
JF - Children and Youth Services Review
IS - 3
ER -