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Issues underlying behaviour problems in at-risk adopted children
- Authors:
- SMITH Susan Livingston, HOWARD Jeanne A., MONROE Alan D.
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 22(7), July 2000, pp.539-562.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Discusses the literature, and then reports on an analysis of assessment data on adopted children. More than half of the sample of 292 adopted children exhibited externalisation behaviours characteristic of conduct disorders: lying and manipulation, defiance, verbal aggression, violation of family norms, peer problems, tantrums, physical aggression, and destruction of property. The literature view is that these children are acting out anti-socially in response to a number of internal negative feelings such as anger, powerlessness, low self-esteem, fear, and anxiety.
An analysis of child behaviour problems in adoptions in difficulty
- Authors:
- SMITH Susan Livingston, HOWARD Jeanne A., MONROE Alan D.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Service Research, 24(1/2), 1998, pp.31-84.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This study examines the behavioural problems of children receiving services through an adoption preservation programme for legally adopted children at risk of placement or dissolution in the USA. Two measures of behaviour problems are used: a behaviour problem rating scale, and the Child Behaviour Checklist. The findings support the need for services for children and families beyond the finalisation of adoption.