Skip to content

Research Library

Filter:

  • Exploring attachment representations and traumatic re-enactment in foster children

    This study assessed attachment representations in 28 Danish foster children (ages 4–10) using the Story Stem Assessment Profile (SSAP). Participants were enrolled in a trial comparing Mentalization-Based Family Therapy (MBT) to Care as Usual (CAU).

    Authors: Dalgaard, N. T., Reich, J. M., Jensen, J. K., et al.

    Download

  • The manifestations and correlates of dissociation amongst looked-after children in middle childhood

    This paper explores the manifestations and correlates of dissociation amongst a sample of primary school-aged children looked-after children (LAC) in the care of their local authority. The first part looked at CDC, SDQ and RPQ scores across 91 children. The second part looks at the relationship between dissociation and attachment using the story stems.

    Authors: Martin, H., Hillman, S., Cross, R., et al.

    Download

  • Introducing routine assessment of adverse childhood experiences for looked-after children: The use and properties of the trauma and adverse life events (TALE) screening tool

    The present study aims to illustrate the process of developing, implementing, and clinically validating a new assessment measure, the Trauma and Adverse Life Events (TALE) screening tool, to assess Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) among looked-after children.

    Authors: Kerr-Davis, A., Hillman, S., Anderson, K., et al.

    Download

  • Preliminary findings on psychometric properties of the adolescent story stem profile

    This study examined the ASSP’s psychometric properties in a UK adolescent sample (N = 182), using exploratory factor analysis to identify underlying internal representation factors.

    Authors: Zhang, Y., Hillman, S., Pereira, M., et al.

    Download

  • Exploring foster carers’ experiences of the assessment and feedback processes of children in their care

    This study explores perspectives of foster carers working at one UK-based independent fostering agency, Five Rivers Child Care (FRCC). The twofold study involved understanding foster carers’ perceptions both of routine assessments and subsequent feedback procedures.

    Authors: Hillman, S., Anderson, K., Demetri, C., et al.

    Download

  • Childhood and adolescence’s predictors of parenting stress in adoptive mothers of early and late placed children

    This longitudinal study examined parenting stress and its predictors in 51 mothers of early- and late-placed adoptees, from childhood to adolescence.

    Authors: Lajmi, N., Hillman, S., Steele, M., et al.

    Download

  • Adoptive parents’ worries and concerns about their adolescent adopted children

    This study draws upon the experiences of adoptive parents, all of whom were mothers, of late-adopted children, currently in early adolescence (aged 12 to 15 years). The study focused on their worries and fears regarding their children during adolescence and as they approach adulthood.

    Authors: Hillman, S., Lajmi, N., Steele, M., Hodges., et al.

    Download

  • Sibling co-placement as a protective factor: A mixed method study on the impact of sibling placement on adolescent adoptees’ emotional and behavioral development

    This mixed-method study examined how being separated or adopted with siblings affects adolescent adoptees’ emotional, behavioural, and conflict regulation outcomes.

    Authors: Hillman, S., Lajmi, N., Steele, M., et al.

    Download

  • Predictors of attachment in early-and late-placed adoptees

    This study explores adolescent adoptees’ attachment representations in order to see the impact of both pre-placement factors, including age of placement, and earlier attachment representations. The study focuses on 70 adoptees (35 early-placed and 35 late-placed) at two time points.

    Authors: Hillman, S., Lajmi, N., Hodges, J., et al.

    Download