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Child Adjustment of Single-Parent Adoption from China

Child Adjustment of Single-Parent Adoption from China AbstractA sample of 126 single-mother adoptive families was compared with 415 dual-parent adoptive families on their adopted Chinese daughters' internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors as measured by the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) parent report form. The single-mother families included 110 preschool (1.5–5 yrs) and 34 school-aged adoptees (6–11 yrs). The dual-parent families included 378 preschool and 131 school-aged adoptees. No group difference was found between adoptees from the two types of families on either the internalizing or the externalizing problem scale. The preschool adoptees from both single-and dual-parent families scored significantly lower than the U.S. norms on the internalizing and externalizing problem scale. The school-aged Chinese adoptees from both types of families also scored significantly lower than the U.S. norms on the externalizing problem scale. For both preschool and school-aged adoptees, family type did not predict any group difference in the problem behaviors. Overall, there was no evidence that single parenting was a risk factor for the Chinese adoptees' adjustment. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adoption Quarterly Taylor & Francis

Child Adjustment of Single-Parent Adoption from China

Tan, Tony Xing
Adoption Quarterly , Volume 8 (1): 20 – Jul 1, 2004
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Child Adjustment of Single-Parent Adoption from China

Abstract

AbstractA sample of 126 single-mother adoptive families was compared with 415 dual-parent adoptive families on their adopted Chinese daughters' internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors as measured by the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) parent report form. The single-mother families included 110 preschool (1.5–5 yrs) and 34 school-aged adoptees (6–11 yrs). The dual-parent families included 378 preschool and 131 school-aged adoptees. No group difference was found...
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10.1300/J145v08n01_01
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Abstract

AbstractA sample of 126 single-mother adoptive families was compared with 415 dual-parent adoptive families on their adopted Chinese daughters' internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors as measured by the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) parent report form. The single-mother families included 110 preschool (1.5–5 yrs) and 34 school-aged adoptees (6–11 yrs). The dual-parent families included 378 preschool and 131 school-aged adoptees. No group difference was found between adoptees from the two types of families on either the internalizing or the externalizing problem scale. The preschool adoptees from both single-and dual-parent families scored significantly lower than the U.S. norms on the internalizing and externalizing problem scale. The school-aged Chinese adoptees from both types of families also scored significantly lower than the U.S. norms on the externalizing problem scale. For both preschool and school-aged adoptees, family type did not predict any group difference in the problem behaviors. Overall, there was no evidence that single parenting was a risk factor for the Chinese adoptees' adjustment.

Journal

Adoption Quarterly – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jul 1, 2004

Keywords: Adopted Chinese girls; single-parent adoption; problem behavior

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