ERIC Number: EJ876028
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Mar
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
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The Behavioral Development of Korean Children in Institutional Care and International Adoptive Families
Lee, Richard M.; Seol, Kyoung Ok; Sung, Miyoung; Miller, Matthew J.
Developmental Psychology, v46 n2 p468-478 Mar 2010
In this study, the authors compared the behavioral development of 4- to 8-year-old South Korean children placed in institutional care (n = 230) or adopted internationally (n = 382), with age of entry, parental status, reason for institutionalization, and postinstitutionalization parental contact as risk factors for institutionalized children. There was a placement effect of adoption and support for age of entry and parental status as risk factors. Relinquished children institutionalized before age 2 fared the poorest across groups. Children institutionalized after age 2 with deceased/unknown parents fared best among institutionalized children. Institutionalization due to family disruption was a risk for relinquished children only, whereas parental contact did not increase the risk for behavioral problems. The unique sample population and other limitations are discussed. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Placement, Risk, Parent Child Relationship, Adoption, Comparative Analysis, Child Development, Child Behavior, Residential Care, Foreign Countries, Age, Family Relationship, Behavior Problems
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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