Adoptees Do Not Lack Self-Esteem: A Meta-Analysis of Studies on Self-Esteem of Transracial, International, and Domestic Adoptees

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1067-1083

  Juffer, Femmie ^a   van IJzendoorn, Marinus H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

adoptees; international adoption; meta analysis; self esteem; transracial adoption

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MIGRATION; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOPTION; CHILD; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35648934514     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.133.6.1067     Document Type: Article

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