The Adopted Child

Préface
This Element presents research on adopted children's psychological adjustment, factors affecting adversity recovery, and adoptive identity.

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"... overviews recent research on children's adjustment to adoption and its relevance for key questions addressed in developmental science."--Provided by publisher.

Contenu

1. Introduction; 2. Psychological adjustment and mental health of adopted children; 3. Postadoption recovery; 4. Parenting and family influences on developmental recovery and adjustment; 5. Emergence and development of adoptive identity; 6. Modern adoptive families; 7. Postadoption family needs, supports, and services; 8. Conclusions and future directions for research, practice, and policy; References.