The purpose of this paper is to investigate the differences among non adopted and adopted children in terms of cognitive and behavioral development. In reference to several studies, results conclude children who had previously been institutionalized or were adopted appear to be more likely to have behavior and cognitive issues. Research has shown high intelligence scores, but faulty school performance. There are also differences in cognitive abilities between boys and girls.
Cognitive and Behavioral Development Among Adopted Children
Children who are adopted, institutionalized, or placed in foster care have shown to differ from children of same age and characteristics in terms of cognitive ability and behavior. …show more content…
This applies mainly to school performance. In the study, “A Meta-Analytic Comparison of Adopted and Nonadopted Children's IQ and School Performance”, conducted by IJzendoorn, Juffer, & Klein Poelhuis, notes that “adopted children scored higher on IQ tests than their non-adopted siblings or peers who stayed behind, and their school performance was better. Adopted children did not differ from their non-adopted environmental peers or siblings in IQ, but their school performance and language abilities lagged behind, and more adopted children developed learning problems” (2005). The meta-analyses also observe that children’s cognitive development was impacted positively by adoption with normal cognitive competence, but prove a remarkable delay in school performance. Post-institutionalized or post-foster care children expressed mixed results through various studies. These children are often not in a stable environment, which is an important factor for cognitive development and prevention of negative outcomes. Jacobsen, Moe, Ivarsson, Wentzel-Larsen, and Smith research the “Cognitive Development and Social-Emotional Functioning in Young Foster Children” who were between the ages of two and three. “The foster children performed less well developmentally at the age of 2 and 3 years compared to the children in the comparison group, and were unable to close the gaps in most of the measured …show more content…
Several of the aforementioned studies have taken place abroad in countries such as Romania, Italy, and Russia. Non-adopted children develop differently in terms of attachment, cognitive ability, and motor development. In a study conducted by van Londen, Juffer, & IJzendoorn, the short term outcomes of international adoption are examined. “Adopted children's [cognitive development] and [motor development] did not deviate from normative scores. Also, their secure–insecure attachment distribution was comparable with that of normative groups. However, more adoptees were disorganized attached (36 vs. 15% in normative groups). Temporary residence in a foster home in the country of origin before adoption was related to higher [cognitive development] and [motor development], whereas disorganized attachment in the adoptive family was related to lower [cognitive development] and [motor development] scores.” It was concluded that the “majority of internationally adopted children form secure attachment relationships and function at normative developmental levels shortly after adoption. Residence in a foster family before adoption may partly prevent developmental delays”
Cognitive and Behavioral Development Among Adopted Children
Children who are adopted, institutionalized, or placed in foster care have shown to differ from children of same age and characteristics in terms of cognitive ability and behavior. …show more content…
This applies mainly to school performance. In the study, “A Meta-Analytic Comparison of Adopted and Nonadopted Children's IQ and School Performance”, conducted by IJzendoorn, Juffer, & Klein Poelhuis, notes that “adopted children scored higher on IQ tests than their non-adopted siblings or peers who stayed behind, and their school performance was better. Adopted children did not differ from their non-adopted environmental peers or siblings in IQ, but their school performance and language abilities lagged behind, and more adopted children developed learning problems” (2005). The meta-analyses also observe that children’s cognitive development was impacted positively by adoption with normal cognitive competence, but prove a remarkable delay in school performance. Post-institutionalized or post-foster care children expressed mixed results through various studies. These children are often not in a stable environment, which is an important factor for cognitive development and prevention of negative outcomes. Jacobsen, Moe, Ivarsson, Wentzel-Larsen, and Smith research the “Cognitive Development and Social-Emotional Functioning in Young Foster Children” who were between the ages of two and three. “The foster children performed less well developmentally at the age of 2 and 3 years compared to the children in the comparison group, and were unable to close the gaps in most of the measured …show more content…
Several of the aforementioned studies have taken place abroad in countries such as Romania, Italy, and Russia. Non-adopted children develop differently in terms of attachment, cognitive ability, and motor development. In a study conducted by van Londen, Juffer, & IJzendoorn, the short term outcomes of international adoption are examined. “Adopted children's [cognitive development] and [motor development] did not deviate from normative scores. Also, their secure–insecure attachment distribution was comparable with that of normative groups. However, more adoptees were disorganized attached (36 vs. 15% in normative groups). Temporary residence in a foster home in the country of origin before adoption was related to higher [cognitive development] and [motor development], whereas disorganized attachment in the adoptive family was related to lower [cognitive development] and [motor development] scores.” It was concluded that the “majority of internationally adopted children form secure attachment relationships and function at normative developmental levels shortly after adoption. Residence in a foster family before adoption may partly prevent developmental delays”