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.
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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