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ERIC Number: EJ301765
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Identity and Security in Adoption and Long-Term Fostering.
Triseliotis, John
Early Child Development and Care, v15 n2-3 p149-70 1984
Compares the feelings of identity and security in 44 young adults who had been adopted and 44 who had been foster children. Adoptees appeared more confident and secure; most of those who had been foster children seemed insecure about their legal position and the change in their lives. (CI)
Descriptors: Adoption, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Foster Care, Interviews, Security (Psychology), Self Concept, Social Behavior
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Permanency Planning (Foster Care); Personal Identity; Scotland