Self-Appraisal and Behavioral Adaptation of Adopted Children

ISBN-13: 9783639108989 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 96 str.

Pamela Easterbrook

Opis

Adopted and Nonadopted children were compared on measures of self-appraisal and behavioral adaptation. This study provides evidence of an elevated risk of behavior problems and negative self-appraisal for adopted children 6-13 years of age. This negative self-appraisal appears to be linked to behavioral adjustment, supporting past research that indicates a relationship between beliefs and behavior. It may be that problems adjusting to one''s adoptive status, particularly during childhood and adolescence, is closely tied to a less positive view of self. The adoption beliefs of others, especially peers and significant adults, may be important in the adopted child''s adjustment, thereby indicating a clear need for adoptive families and practitioners to educate society regarding adoption so as to lessen the stigma attached to this unique family situation.

O autorze

Pamela is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill with a Ph.D. in Psychology. She has worked with at-
risk children for 20 years and is the Executive Director of
a non-profit organization that provides therapeutic foster
care. Pamela lives in Virginia with her husband and four
children.