Catharina H A M Rijk
Biographic Data
| ID | 5823370 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catharina H A M Rijk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catharina H A M |
| FAMILY NAME | Rijk |
| SIGNATURE | RIJK C H A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Utrecht University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Fathers' and Mothers' Representations of the Infant
Parents' representations of their infants consist of parents' subjective experiences of how they perceive their infants. They provide important information about the quality of the parent-infant relationship and are closely related to parenting behavior and infant attachment. Previous studies have shown that parents' representations emerge during pregnancy. However, little is known about prenatal (risk) factors that are related to parents' repres…
Fathers’ experiences during pregnancy
Positive attachment experiences during infancy are linked to positive developmental outcomes of children later in life. The parent–infant relationship does not start upon the birth of the child, but already evolves during pregnancy. In this exploratory study, fathers’ experiences during pregnancy are investigated, focusing on their relationship with the unborn baby. At 26 weeks gestational age, expectant fathers from a Dutch community-based sampl…
Children without parental care in Poland
This article describes the historical background and current situation of the child welfare system for children without parental care in Poland. Nowadays in Poland, most children without parental care still have both parents, but are placed in out-of-home care as a protective measure. Multiple scenarios are possible for these children. Financial resources, however, are often not sufficient to provide the most desirable care. Despite reforms aimed…
Education After Early-Life Deprivation
Little is known about the experiences of teachers working with deprived adopted children. In this qualitative study, teachers and parents of 17 deprived Romanian adopted children showing behavioral problems (10 years 8 months old at time of study, 2 years 11 months old at adoption) were interviewed. Most children (76%) visited schools for special education. Behavioral problems reported by the teachers were hyperactive behavior, social problems, a…
Parents' and Mental Health Workers' Perceptions of the Therapeutic Needs and Experiences of Services for Dutch Children Adopted from Romania
While it is established that international adoptive families are over-represented in mental health care, little is known about their experiences of mental health services. Catharina Rijk, René Hoksbergen and Jan ter Laak describe the experiences of eleven adoptive families and 12 mental health workers involved with severely deprived Romanian children adopted from institutions. Parents and mental health workers were interviewed. Reasons for applyi…
Parents Who Adopt Deprived Children Have a Difficult Task
A study was conducted on 72 families with 80 children adopted from Romania. The average age at adoption was 2 years,10 months, and at time of study 8 years. Adoptive parents experienced more family stress than a comparable group of non-adoptive parents. Divided into a group that did not (N = 29) and that did (N = 51) seek professional help, both groups showed less family stress than comparable non-adoptive groups. However, the group of 51 experie…
Fathers’ experiences during pregnancy
Positive attachment experiences during infancy are linked to positive developmental outcomes of children later in life. The parent–infant relationship does not start upon the birth of the child, but already evolves during pregnancy. In this exploratory study, fathers’ experiences during pregnancy are investigated, focusing on their relationship with the unborn baby. At 26 weeks gestational age, expectant fathers from a Dutch community-based sampl…
Parents Who Adopt Deprived Children Have a Difficult Task
A study was conducted on 72 families with 80 children adopted from Romania. The average age at adoption was 2 years,10 months, and at time of study 8 years. Adoptive parents experienced more family stress than a comparable group of non-adoptive parents. Divided into a group that did not (N = 29) and that did (N = 51) seek professional help, both groups showed less family stress than comparable non-adoptive groups. However, the group of 51 experie…
Fathers' and Mothers' Representations of the Infant
Parents' representations of their infants consist of parents' subjective experiences of how they perceive their infants. They provide important information about the quality of the parent-infant relationship and are closely related to parenting behavior and infant attachment. Previous studies have shown that parents' representations emerge during pregnancy. However, little is known about prenatal (risk) factors that are related to parents' repres…
Children without parental care in Poland
This article describes the historical background and current situation of the child welfare system for children without parental care in Poland. Nowadays in Poland, most children without parental care still have both parents, but are placed in out-of-home care as a protective measure. Multiple scenarios are possible for these children. Financial resources, however, are often not sufficient to provide the most desirable care. Despite reforms aimed…
Parents' and Mental Health Workers' Perceptions of the Therapeutic Needs and Experiences of Services for Dutch Children Adopted from Romania
While it is established that international adoptive families are over-represented in mental health care, little is known about their experiences of mental health services. Catharina Rijk, René Hoksbergen and Jan ter Laak describe the experiences of eleven adoptive families and 12 mental health workers involved with severely deprived Romanian children adopted from institutions. Parents and mental health workers were interviewed. Reasons for applyi…
Education After Early-Life Deprivation
Little is known about the experiences of teachers working with deprived adopted children. In this qualitative study, teachers and parents of 17 deprived Romanian adopted children showing behavioral problems (10 years 8 months old at time of study, 2 years 11 months old at adoption) were interviewed. Most children (76%) visited schools for special education. Behavioral problems reported by the teachers were hyperactive behavior, social problems, a…
Parents Who Adopt Deprived Children Have a Difficult Task
A study was conducted on 72 families with 80 children adopted from Romania. The average age at adoption was 2 years,10 months, and at time of study 8 years. Adoptive parents experienced more family stress than a comparable group of non-adoptive parents. Divided into a group that did not (N = 29) and that did (N = 51) seek professional help, both groups showed less family stress than comparable non-adoptive groups. However, the group of 51 experie…
Parents' and Mental Health Workers' Perceptions of the Therapeutic Needs and Experiences of Services for Dutch Children Adopted from Romania
While it is established that international adoptive families are over-represented in mental health care, little is known about their experiences of mental health services. Catharina Rijk, René Hoksbergen and Jan ter Laak describe the experiences of eleven adoptive families and 12 mental health workers involved with severely deprived Romanian children adopted from institutions. Parents and mental health workers were interviewed. Reasons for applyi…
Education After Early-Life Deprivation
Little is known about the experiences of teachers working with deprived adopted children. In this qualitative study, teachers and parents of 17 deprived Romanian adopted children showing behavioral problems (10 years 8 months old at time of study, 2 years 11 months old at adoption) were interviewed. Most children (76%) visited schools for special education. Behavioral problems reported by the teachers were hyperactive behavior, social problems, a…
Fathers’ experiences during pregnancy
Positive attachment experiences during infancy are linked to positive developmental outcomes of children later in life. The parent–infant relationship does not start upon the birth of the child, but already evolves during pregnancy. In this exploratory study, fathers’ experiences during pregnancy are investigated, focusing on their relationship with the unborn baby. At 26 weeks gestational age, expectant fathers from a Dutch community-based sampl…
Children without parental care in Poland
This article describes the historical background and current situation of the child welfare system for children without parental care in Poland. Nowadays in Poland, most children without parental care still have both parents, but are placed in out-of-home care as a protective measure. Multiple scenarios are possible for these children. Financial resources, however, are often not sufficient to provide the most desirable care. Despite reforms aimed…
Fathers' and Mothers' Representations of the Infant
Parents' representations of their infants consist of parents' subjective experiences of how they perceive their infants. They provide important information about the quality of the parent-infant relationship and are closely related to parenting behavior and infant attachment. Previous studies have shown that parents' representations emerge during pregnancy. However, little is known about prenatal (risk) factors that are related to parents' repres…
Psychology (6 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (2 works) · Family Support in Illness (2 works)