Adaptive Behavior in Adopted Children: Predictors from Early Risk, Collaboration in Relationships within the Adoptive Kinship Network, and Openness Arrangements.

Grotevant, Harold D.; Ross, Nicole M.; Marchel, Mary Ann; McRoy, Ruth G.

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ERIC Number: EJ599962

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Adaptive Behavior in Adopted Children: Predictors from Early Risk, Collaboration in Relationships within the Adoptive Kinship Network, and Openness Arrangements.

Grotevant, Harold D.; Ross, Nicole M.; Marchel, Mary Ann; McRoy, Ruth G.

Journal of Adolescent Research, v14 n2 p231-47 Apr 1999

Examined links between early risk and problematic developmental outcomes in adopted children during middle childhood. Found no direct relation between prenatal, perinatal, or preplacement risk factors and problematic socioemotional adjustment. With 12 high-risk children, proactive cooperation among the child's adoptive and birth family members on behalf of the child's best interests accounted for variations in socioemotional outcomes. (Author/KB)

Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Adoptive Parents, At Risk Persons, Biological Parents, Children, Context Effect, Cooperation, Emotional Adjustment, Mothers, Parent Background, Perinatal Influences, Predictor Variables, Prenatal Influences, Social Adjustment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue Topic: "At-Risk Adolescents: Variations and Contexts, Part 2."