The Behavioral Development of Korean Children in Institutional Care and International Adoptive Families

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 468-478

  Lee, Richard M ^a   Seol, Kyoung Ok ^a   Sung, Miyoung ^b   Miller, Matthew J ^c   Minnesota International Adoption Project Team, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Seokyeong University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral development; institutional care; institutionalized children; international adoption; Korean

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOPTION; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; KOREA; MALE; ORPHANAGE; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOPTION; AGE FACTORS; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, INSTITUTIONALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; ORPHANAGES; PARENTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77949589624     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017358     Document Type: Article

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