Adolescent Identity Development in Foster Care.

Kools, Susan M.

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ERIC Number: EJ560593

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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Adolescent Identity Development in Foster Care.

Kools, Susan M.

Family Relations, v46 n3 p263-71 Jul 1997

Examines the impact of long-term foster care on adolescents, using dimensional analysis to investigate adolescent perceptions of impact. Results indicate that foster care negatively influenced identity development. The institutional structure of group foster care, diminished status, and stereotypical views of the foster child devalued the adolescent's self by others. (RJM)

Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Developmental Stages, Foster Care, Foster Children, Group Homes, Secondary Education, Self Concept, Self Esteem

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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