title: Parental assessment of behavior in Chinese adoptees during early childhood.
abstract: The Parent Rating Scale of the Behavior Assessment Scale for Children (PRS-BASC) was used to examine the behavior of 45 Chinese adoptees. In all but one case, results from the 9 BASC-PRS scales ranged in the average, or normal, range. Thus, as a group, no deviations from normal behavior were revealed. However, the variability of ratings for several scales--Hyperactivity, Aggression, Conduct Problems, and Attention Problems--indicated a greater potential for at-risk behavior. Age of adoption from China was not a significant influence on parents' perceptions of adoptees' behavior. However, older adoptees were more likely to be rated hyperactive or aggressive than younger children, while younger adoptees were more likely to exhibit withdrawal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Studies, University of Georgia, Athens 30602, USA. rojewski@arches.uga.edu
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Rojewski
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shapiro
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000300:Adoption / Q000523:psychology*; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors