Publication year: 2010
Source: Children and Youth Services Review, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 24 November 2010
Ilana, Gleitman , Riki, Savaya
This study on 169 adolescents in Israel who were adopted between birth and nine years old examined whether and how their adjustment was affected by their age of adoption and the pre-adoption stressors they had experienced. The study participants reported moderately close relations and open communication with their parents, along with age appropriate peer orientation; high self-esteem; low levels of problem behaviors (as assessed by the Youth Self Report) and very low use of addictive substances and school dropout rates compared to the average in Israel. The Findings showed no association between any of the outcomes assessed and either age…