Psychological adjustment and language development of young children in residential care
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Resumo: | In Portugal, 98% children under the age of three removed from their birth families are living in Residential Care (RC) centres. The early placement of children in RC can dramatically affect their development. This study aims to: identify the frequency of internalizing, externalizing and total problems, as well as the average number of words used by young children in RC; compare the frequency of these children’s problems and their vocabulary to a Portuguese normative sample that allowed for the validation and standardization of the ASEBA Battery in Portugal; analyse differences among the children in RC according to gender, preschool integration, presence of siblings in the same RC centre, and the size of the RC centre itself and explore the correlations between the adjustment measures and language development and sociodemographic variables. One hundred and sixteen Portuguese children (56.9% female) ranging from 0 to 71 months (under 6 years) participated in this study. Data were collected using the ASEBA Battery. Results showed that these children presented a higher level of vulnerability regarding psychological adjustment and language development, when compared to children living within families, especially those separated from their siblings and living in a context which was not able to provide enough contact with other children. These findings highlight the importance of adopting measures such as family foster care (instead of RC), especially at this age, in order to give these children the chance of living in a normative and family context. |
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Psychological adjustment and language development of young children in residential careAjustamento psicológico e desenvolvimento da linguagem de crianças em acolhimento residencialPsychological adjustmentLanguage developmentASEBA batteryYoung childrenResidential careIn Portugal, 98% children under the age of three removed from their birth families are living in Residential Care (RC) centres. The early placement of children in RC can dramatically affect their development. This study aims to: identify the frequency of internalizing, externalizing and total problems, as well as the average number of words used by young children in RC; compare the frequency of these children’s problems and their vocabulary to a Portuguese normative sample that allowed for the validation and standardization of the ASEBA Battery in Portugal; analyse differences among the children in RC according to gender, preschool integration, presence of siblings in the same RC centre, and the size of the RC centre itself and explore the correlations between the adjustment measures and language development and sociodemographic variables. One hundred and sixteen Portuguese children (56.9% female) ranging from 0 to 71 months (under 6 years) participated in this study. Data were collected using the ASEBA Battery. Results showed that these children presented a higher level of vulnerability regarding psychological adjustment and language development, when compared to children living within families, especially those separated from their siblings and living in a context which was not able to provide enough contact with other children. These findings highlight the importance of adopting measures such as family foster care (instead of RC), especially at this age, in order to give these children the chance of living in a normative and family context.Instituto Superior de Psicologia AplicadaVeritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica PortuguesaPereira, Joana CamposBarbosa-Ducharne, Maria AcciaiuoliDias, Pedro2020-06-29T09:35:07Z20202020-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/30733engPereira, J.C., Barbosa-Ducharne, M.A., Dias, P. (2020). Psychological adjustment and language development of young children in residential care. Análise Psicológica, 1(XXXVIII), 75-860870-823110.14417/ap.17311646-6020info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-12T17:36:04Zoai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/30733Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:24:34.379196Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Psychological adjustment and language development of young children in residential care Ajustamento psicológico e desenvolvimento da linguagem de crianças em acolhimento residencial |
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Psychological adjustment and language development of young children in residential care |
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Psychological adjustment and language development of young children in residential care Pereira, Joana Campos Psychological adjustment Language development ASEBA battery Young children Residential care |
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Psychological adjustment and language development of young children in residential care |
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Psychological adjustment and language development of young children in residential care |
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Psychological adjustment and language development of young children in residential care |
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Psychological adjustment and language development of young children in residential care |
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Psychological adjustment and language development of young children in residential care |
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Pereira, Joana Campos |
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Pereira, Joana Campos Barbosa-Ducharne, Maria Acciaiuoli Dias, Pedro |
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Barbosa-Ducharne, Maria Acciaiuoli Dias, Pedro |
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Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
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Pereira, Joana Campos Barbosa-Ducharne, Maria Acciaiuoli Dias, Pedro |
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Psychological adjustment Language development ASEBA battery Young children Residential care |
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Psychological adjustment Language development ASEBA battery Young children Residential care |
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In Portugal, 98% children under the age of three removed from their birth families are living in Residential Care (RC) centres. The early placement of children in RC can dramatically affect their development. This study aims to: identify the frequency of internalizing, externalizing and total problems, as well as the average number of words used by young children in RC; compare the frequency of these children’s problems and their vocabulary to a Portuguese normative sample that allowed for the validation and standardization of the ASEBA Battery in Portugal; analyse differences among the children in RC according to gender, preschool integration, presence of siblings in the same RC centre, and the size of the RC centre itself and explore the correlations between the adjustment measures and language development and sociodemographic variables. One hundred and sixteen Portuguese children (56.9% female) ranging from 0 to 71 months (under 6 years) participated in this study. Data were collected using the ASEBA Battery. Results showed that these children presented a higher level of vulnerability regarding psychological adjustment and language development, when compared to children living within families, especially those separated from their siblings and living in a context which was not able to provide enough contact with other children. These findings highlight the importance of adopting measures such as family foster care (instead of RC), especially at this age, in order to give these children the chance of living in a normative and family context. |
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Pereira, J.C., Barbosa-Ducharne, M.A., Dias, P. (2020). Psychological adjustment and language development of young children in residential care. Análise Psicológica, 1(XXXVIII), 75-86 0870-8231 10.14417/ap.1731 1646-6020 |
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