International adoption of children with siblings: behavioral outcomes.
In a study of internationally adopted children in the Netherlands 399 children placed with one or more siblings were followed up approximately ten years after placement. A comparison of problem behavior in this group with that of 1,749 children placed alone shows that the adoption of sibling groups is relatively successful.
Curium Academic Center for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Leiden, Oegstgeest (Boer), The Netherlands.
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D000069:Acculturation; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000300:Adoption / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007391:International Cooperation; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010553:Personality Development; D012801:Sibling Relations; D012931:Social Environment