The Impact of the Social Milieu upon the Nature of Adoptees' Emotional Difficulties
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2587600 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michaela Lifshitz (0000-0002-7051-4248, corresponding author), Ronie Baum, Irith Balgur, Channa Cohen |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 221 |
| Publication date | 1975-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Marriage and the Family (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2445 • E-ISSN: 1741-3737 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/351046 |
| OpenAlex | W1974938921 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 4 |
Differences in developmental trends of symptomatology between 30 adopted children (aged 6-13 years) and a matched control group of biological children, all referred to a child guidance clinic and reared within the kibbutz communal educational system, are examined. Results indicate that kibbutz adoptees' symptoms show a specificity different from that reported in other studies for city adopted children; they convey significant feelings of insecurity and rootlessness, manifested in low concentration ability, restlessness, and possible lack of energy in testing out social relationships. Their behavior contrasts the more aggressive interactions of biological problematic children. Since differential parental attitudes are not significant enough to explain findings, several alternative suggestions, embedded within the life system of the kibbutz, are offered
Developmental psychology · Feeling · Child Welfare and Adoption · Clinical Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 1997 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |