Adoption of a sibling: reactions of biological children at different stages of development.
Responses of biological children to the adoption of a sibling during latency, adolescence, and young adulthood are described. Case vignettes are presented, underlying dynamics are discussed, and a framework for understanding children's behavior is suggested. Reactions of peer groups of latency-age children, and of biological adolescent children in a case of kinship adoption, are examined.
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Department of Sociology and Social Work, Lehman College, City University of New York, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D000300:Adoption / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001010:Anxiety, Separation / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005192:Family Health; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D009679:Nuclear Family / Q000523:psychology*; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010379:Peer Group; D011446:Prospective Studies; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D002666:Psychology, Child