A study of disrupted adoptive placements of adolescents.
This article draws upon a subsample of adoptive placements of adolescents (mean age 13.9 years in 1988) derived from a larger survey of older-child adoptions in 13 countries of northern and central California. The articles offers a mine of information to enrich the field's as-yet sparse research of a part of the work in adoption that is growing in attention as the number of adolescents in foster care increases.
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Family Welfare Research Group, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000300:Adoption / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010553:Personality Development; D012931:Social Environment