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Cohen, Nancy J.; Farnia, Fataneh – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2011
This study examined the processes and predictors of change in maternal ratings of internalizing and externalizing symptoms and attachment security in 70 infant girls adopted from China at a mean age of 13.5 months. These children's mental and language development were also directly assessed. The adopted children were assessed within the first…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Females, Family Characteristics, Risk
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Ho, Man Yee; Cheung, Fanny M. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
This study investigated the link between exposure to violence and psychosocial adjustment for 442 Chinese secondary school students in Form 1-3. The students completed an inventory assessing exposure to violence through witnessing and through direct victimization in different settings (community, school, and home). Multiple measures and informants…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, Family Violence, Risk
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Tan, Tony Xing; Marfo, Kofi; Dedrick, Robert F. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2010
The central goal of this longitudinal study was to examine behavioral adjustment outcomes in a sample of preschool-age adopted Chinese girls. Research examining the effects of institutional deprivation on post-adoption behavioral outcomes for internationally adopted children has been constrained by the frequent unavailability of data on the…
Descriptors: Females, Adjustment (to Environment), Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged Environment