Family Racial Socialization and Ecological Competence: Longitudinal Assessments of African-American Transracial Adoptees.

DeBerry, Kimberly M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ539857

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Publication Date: 1996

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Family Racial Socialization and Ecological Competence: Longitudinal Assessments of African-American Transracial Adoptees.

DeBerry, Kimberly M.; And Others

Child Development, v67 n5 p2375-99 Oct 1996

Examined family racial socialization and ecological competence during childhood and adolescence in a sample of 88 African-American transracial adoptees and their families. Longitudinal path analyses indicated that Eurocentric reference group orientation (RGO) increased over time while Africentric RGO declined for the adoptees, and maladjustment increased as they approached adulthood. (MDM)

Descriptors: Adopted Children, Afrocentrism, Blacks, Ecological Factors, Emotional Adjustment, Family Relationship, Longitudinal Studies, Racial Attitudes, Racial Differences, Racial Factors, Racial Identification, Socialization, Transracial Adoption

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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