Adjustment of Adopted Adolescents in Their Families

NCT ID: NCT03872895

Last Updated: 2019-03-13

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Total Enrollment: 800 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2018-06-01
• Study Completion Date: 2019-12-31

Brief Summary

The adjustment of adopted adolescents has been studied in the U.S. and England, but few other European countries have conducted research into this topic. As countries differ greatly in their cultural practices, a comparative study of the adjustment of internationally adopted teenagers in 4 European countries (France, Italy, Spain, Norway) is planned. The adjustment of teens and their families will be studied in relation to the openness of communication related to adoption within the families.

Detailed Description

The aim of the study is to evaluate the status of internationally adopted adolescents in relation to the characteristics of their families, and to explore the similarities and differences in 4 different European countries. Parents and adolescents will complete questionnaires which incorporate and adapt many standard measures. The parent questionnaire includes components of : a) Family Adjustment and Cohesion Scale (FACES), b) Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for parents (SDQ-parent), c) Parent Stress Index (PSI), d) Adoption Satisfaction Questionnaire (ASQ), d) Brodzinsky Scale (openness in family communication related to adoption), and e) basic demographic information.

The adolescent questionnaire includes elements of : a) SDQ-adolescent, b) Health Behavior in School Children questionnaire (HBSC), c) Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R), d) Lee Scale (Discrimination Scale for Adoptees).

It is hoped that the study will permit a better understanding of the experiences of families and their children after international adoption. This knowledge will help potential adoptive families as well as families who have already adopted. This information is not yet available in a European context. In addition, the information will be valuable to adoption professionals. Moreover, the opportunity to compare outcomes and experiences of families and adolescents in 4 European countries will allow a better understanding of the contribution of different cultural contexts to these outcomes. It is hypothesized that different cultural practices and beliefs about adoption likely impact the experience of adoption by adolescents and parents. A better understanding of this dynamic will be useful clinically as well as at the community level and beyond.

Conditions

Adoption; Adolescent Behavior; Family Relations

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Parents: have an internationally adopted adolescent between ages of 11-17 years child arrived in the family at least 6 months ago Adolescents: internationally adopted, between ages of 11-17 years arrived in the family at least 6 months ago

Exclusion Criteria

• Parents: unwilling or unable to complete questionnaire Adolescent: unwilling or unable to complete questionnaire

• Minimum Eligible Age: 11 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Catholic University, Italy

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Oslo

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Seville, Spain

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Centre Hospitalier St Anne

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Laurie Miller, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

GHU Ste Anne

Locations

Hospital SAINTE ANNE

Paris, , France

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

France

Central Contacts

Laurie Miller, MD

Role: CONTACT

laurie.miller@tufts.edu

33612222628

Rosa Rosnati, PhD

Role: CONTACT

rosa.rosnati@unicatt.it

(+39) 02 - 7234 ext. 1

Facility Contacts

Marie Odile MD PEROUSE DE MONTCLOS

Role: primary

perousedemontclos@ch-sainte-anne.fr

Laurie MD MILLER

Role: backup

Other Identifiers

D18-PO16

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id