Pennsylvania Adoptees Longitudinal Study

摘要 这项研究是一项纵向调查的儿童（4 - 10岁，在启动）通过从儿童福利 系统，以确定那些影响更适应性的收养后发展的因素，特别是在 自我调节的关键能力。本研究的一个主要目的是评估因素的形成影响， 家庭，特别是亲子关系和宠物所有权。具体目标是：（1）在一个样本中， 285名从儿童福利院收养的儿童，检验了养宠物与 儿童的自我调节能力和亲子关系的同时进行评估，在一年内， 领养在从儿童福利系统收养的300名儿童的样本中，检验宠物 所有权与儿童在时间1时与主要照顾者的同时关系有关，（2）测试 假设宠物所有权，包括与宠物的关系质量，在时间1积极影响 时间点1后12个月评估的自我调节和亲子关系的增长（即，时间2），以及 (3)检查目标1和2中确定的关联是否由确定的候选主持人主持， 例如儿童的年龄或性别，儿童在家中的时间长度，以及儿童的数量和种类。 家里的宠物。评估程序是多方法和多报告者，包括客观报告 问卷调查，基于表现的任务，访谈，结构化的直接观察，昼夜皮质醇模式， 以及通过心电图进行心理生理评估。所提出的研究问题和 评估策略来自依恋理论和发展心理病理学 框架，使调查结果纳入更大的语料库的发展研究。数据将 从宾夕法尼亚州的儿童和家长那里收集，招募工作将在 与英联邦儿童和青年服务办公室合作。所有数据收集将在 家庭的家园，以提高参与和保留，以及更好地了解 家庭的家庭生活。这项研究的结果将为未来关于宠物在儿童中的作用的研究提供信息。 发展，并就如何改善被收养儿童的结果提出建议。 儿童福利制度。

Abstract This study is a longitudinal examination of children (ages 4 – 10 at initiation) adopted from the child welfare system to determine those factors that influence more adaptive post-adoption development, particularly in the critical capacity of self-regulation. A primary goal of this study is to evaluate the formative influence of factors in the home, specifically the parent-child relationship and pet ownership. The specific aims are: (1) In a sample of 285 children adopted from the child welfare system, test the hypothesis that pet ownership is related to the child's concurrent self-regulation abilities and parent-child relationship when assessed within a year of the adoption. in a sample of 300 children adopted from the child welfare system, test the hypothesis that pet ownership is related to the child's concurrent relationship with a primary caregiver at Time 1, (2) test the hypothesis that pet ownership, including quality of relationship with a pet, at Time 1 positively influences growth in self-regulation and parent-child relationship as assessed 12 months after Time 1 (i.e., Time 2), and (3) examine whether associations identified in Aims 1 and 2 are moderated by identified candidate moderators, such as the age or gender of the child, the child's length of time in the home, and the number and species of pets in the home. Assessment procedures are multi-method and multi-reporter and include objective report questionnaires, performance-based tasks, interviews, structured direct observations, diurnal cortisol patterns, and psychophysiological assessment via an electrocardiogram. The research questions developed and the assessment strategy employed are derived from attachment theory and a developmental psychopathology framework to allow integration of the findings into the larger corpus of developmental research. Data will be collected from children and parents across the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and recruitment will occur in partnership with the commonwealth's office of Children and Youth Services. All data collection will be done in the families' homes to improve participation and retention, as well as to gain a better understanding of the home-life of the families. Results of this study will inform future research on the role of pets in child development as well as provide recommendations on how to improve outcomes for children adopted from the child welfare system.