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Hawk, Brandi N.; McCall, Robert B. – Developmental Psychology, 2011
Behavior problems reported by parents on the Child Behavior Checklist (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) were studied in 316 children adopted from social-emotionally depriving Russian institutions as a function of age at adoption (18-month cutoff), age at assessment (6-11 and 12-18 years), and gender. Children adopted after 18 months had higher…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances, Child Behavior
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Lee, Richard M.; Seol, Kyoung Ok; Sung, Miyoung; Miller, Matthew J. – Developmental Psychology, 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.…
Descriptors: Placement, Risk, Parent Child Relationship, Adoption
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Hardman, Claire – Support for Learning, 2004
In this article Claire Hardman reflects on her work on behaviour management in two Romanian orphanages. Quite apart from the intrinsic interest of the topic, the article serves as a reminder of the number of professionals in this country who regularly take time out to work abroad in unfamiliar and often challenging circumstances and who come back…
Descriptors: Overseas Employment, Foreign Countries, Adoption, Behavior Modification
Swart, Sandra, Ed.; Friesen, Barbara, Ed.; Holman, Ariel, Ed.; Aue, Nicole, Ed. – Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, 2009
The State of the Science conference was held in May, 2007 as part of the ongoing series of national conferences, "Building on Family Strengths," conducted by the Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health at Portland State University. The theme of this State-of-the Science conference was "Effective…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs, Family Programs
Child Welfare League of America, Inc., New York, NY. – 1969
These summaries of research relating to child welfare are intended to give sufficient information about the objectives, methods, and findings of each research project to enable the reader to judge whether the full report would be of interest. Bibliographical references are included with each summary. Summaries encompass the areas of adoption…
Descriptors: Adoption, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse