Pennsylvania Adoptees Longitudinal Study

摘要 这项研究是对从儿童福利机构领养的儿童(入会时年龄为4-10岁)的纵向检查。 系统，以确定那些影响更适应收养后发展的因素，特别是在 自我监管的关键能力。这项研究的一个主要目标是评估因素对儿童精神障碍形成的影响 家庭，特别是亲子关系和宠物饲养。具体目标是：(1)在一个样本中 从儿童福利系统收养的285名儿童，测试宠物饲养与 儿童同时自我调节能力和亲子关系在一年内被评估时 领养。在从儿童福利系统收养的300名儿童的样本中，测试宠物的假设 所有权与儿童在时间1与主要照顾者的同时关系有关，(2)测试 假设宠物的拥有，包括与宠物的关系质量，在时间1对宠物有积极的影响 在时间1(即时间2)后12个月评估的自我调节和亲子关系的发展；以及 (3)审查目标1和目标2中确定的协会是否由确定的候选主持人主持， 例如孩子的年龄或性别，孩子在家中的时间长度，以及儿童的数量和种类 家中有宠物。评估程序是多方法、多报告人的，包括客观报告 问卷、基于绩效的任务、访谈、结构化的直接观察、每日皮质醇模式、 以及通过心电图机进行心理生理评估。开发的研究问题和 所采用的评估策略源自依恋理论和发展心理病理学。 框架，以便将研究结果纳入更大的发展研究语料库。数据将是 从宾夕法尼亚州联邦的儿童和家长那里收集数据，并将在#年进行招募 与英联邦儿童和青年服务办公室建立伙伴关系。所有数据收集将在 以提高家庭的参与度和保留率，以及更好地了解 家庭--家庭的生活。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参考 发展，并就如何改善从 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.