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ArticleAdoption & fostering2019

Utilising Genetically-Informed Research Designs to Better Understand Family Processes and Child Development: Implications for Adoption and Foster Care Focused Interventions.

R Sellers, A F Smith, L D Leve, E Nixon, T Cane, J A Cassell, G T Harold

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Article in Adoption & fostering, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Polygenic and environmental determinants of tics in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children.American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

R SellersSchool of Psychology, Andrew and Virginia Rudd Centre for Adoption Research and Practice, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
A F SmithSchool of Psychology, Andrew and Virginia Rudd Centre for Adoption Research and Practice, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
L D LevePrevention Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA.
E NixonSchool of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Ireland.
T CaneSchool of Social Work and Social Care, University of Sussex, UK.
J A CassellBrighton and Sussex Medical School, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9PH.
G T HaroldSchool of Psychology, Andrew and Virginia Rudd Centre for Adoption Research and Practice, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
University of Sussex · GBCardiff University · GBTrinity College Dublin · IE

Funding

The Early Growth and Development Study Pediatric CohortUH3OD023389 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF OREGON · PI Jody M. Ganiban, Leslie Diane Leve · 2018 to 2026
$16.6M
Translational Drug Abuse Prevention CenterP50DA035763 · NIDA · OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER, INC. · PI CHAMBERLAIN, PATRICIA, FISHER, PHILIP A · 2013 to 2017
$9.5M
The Early Growth and Development Study Pediatric CohortUG3OD023389 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF OREGON · PI GANIBAN, JODY M., LEVE, LESLIE DIANE · 2016 to 2024
$7.5M
NIDA NIH HHS P50 DA035763NIH HHS UG3 OD023389NIH HHS UH3 OD023389
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the interplay between genetic factors and family environmental processes (e.g., inter-parental relationship quality, positive versus negative parenting practices) and children's mental health (e.g., anxiety, depression, conduct problems, ADHD) in the contexts of adoption and foster-care research and practice is critical for effective prevention and intervention programme development. Whilst evidence highlights the importance of family environmental processes for the mental health and well-being of children in adoption and foster care, there is relatively limited evidence of effective interventions specifically for these families. Additionally, family-based interventions not specific to the context of adoption and foster-care typically show small to medium effects, and even where interventions are efficacious, not all children benefit. One explanation for why interventions may not work well for some is that responses to intervention may be influenced by an individual's genetic make-up. This paper summarises how genetically-informed research designs can help disentangle genetic from environmental processes underlying psychopathology outcomes for children, and how this evidence can provide improved insights into the development of more effective preventative intervention targets for adoption and foster-care families. We discuss current difficulties in translating behavioural genetics research to prevention science, and provide recommendations to bridge the gap between behavioural genetics research and prevention science, with lessons for adoption and foster-care research and practice.

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adoptionchildfamilyfoster-caregenetically-informed research designsinterventionmental healthprevention sciencequantitative genetics

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PMID31576061
PMCPMC6771282
OpenAlexW2894013011

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