What is it about?
The purpose of this study was to compare the quality of social interaction between foster parents and their foster children with that of non-foster pairs when the children were 2 and 3 years old. Additionally, foster parents participated in interviews regarding their commitment to foster care.
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Why is it important?
At child age 2 years, but not at age 3, group differences were observed on all video-scored measures of child-parent interaction. A group-by-time interaction was identified for parental sensitivity, indicating a trend of change over time within the foster group. Additionally, a positive association was found between parental commitment at child age 2 and parental sensitivity.
Perspectives
This study presents an optimistic perspective regarding the potential for foster dyads to redirect social interactions toward more positive outcomes than previously depicted.
Professor Lars Smith
University of Oslo
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This page is a summary of: Quality of social interaction in foster dyads at child age 2 and 3 years, Child Psychiatry & Human Development, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-018-0823-7.
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