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Self-images of selected groups of adopted and non-adopted adolescents
Family functioning has been an important part of adolescent self-image formation, according to many family therapy theorists. The aspects of family functioning that are the most positive in influencing self-image formation have not been specifically diagnosed, particularly as they apply to adoptive …
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Differences in television use between adopted and non-adopted college-aged adults
… the media has on our youth. Hypothetically, adopted children have been more susceptible to the messages delivered. It will be the intent to analyze and discuss this susceptibility further in this thesis; The survey asked the subjects about their viewing habits. The goal is to find if a …
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Belong: Poetry and Prose on Being Adopted
… prose pieces representing various viewpoints of adopted people.</p>
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What Rome Really Adopted from Ancient Greece
… final conclusion as to what Ancient Rome really adopted from Ancient Greece is drawn.</p>
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Speech and language assessment of internationally adopted children
… and language assessment of internationally adopted children. The first article, “Speech and Language Assessment of Internationally Adopted Children,” is a qualitative study that explored how speech-language pathologists (SLPs) would conduct a speech and language assessment of internationally …
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Growing up adopted: an examination of adoptees' socialization experiences
… made to adult adoptees' while growing up as an adopted person in our culture and their attitudes towards adoption. Our current understanding of adoption adjustment is based on unsupported opinion emanating primarily from theory, which tends to frame adoption as an inherently negative experience …
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Sleep Health Among Children Recently Adopted from Foster Care
… is known about the sleep health of children adopted from foster care, including predictors and moderators of sleep quality. The current study included 226 parents who adopted a child from foster care (aged 4 to 11 years) within the past two years and propensity score matched sample of 379 …
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Developing Emotional Security Among Children Who Have Been Adopted
… among 6-10 year old children who have been adopted by exposing them to an experimental condition during which they could engage with either a live dog or a robotic dog. The live dog was a certified therapy dog; the robotic dog was a FurReal® toy marketed by Hasbro as "Biscuit." Utilizing a …
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Grandparent Support for Families with Non-Biological Adopted Children
… In 2013, more than 1.7 million children were adopted including domestic, International, and foster care adoptions in the U.S. I examine the perceived and received support from grandparents to adoptive families and the impact it has on the families' lives. Qualitative methods in the form of …
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Identity Journeys: Life Stories of Women Adopted Transnationally As Children
… life span. In order to expand and illuminate the adopted woman's story and perspective, this qualitative study explored the life stories of 20 women of color between the ages of 25-38 who were transnationally adopted as children before the age of three by white parents to the United States from …
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Impacting factors for attention in children who are internationally adopted
<p>Internationally adopted (IA) children often have attention deficits related to the unique experience they have with early-life stress. The current study focused on how elements of the care experienced by IA children related to attention deficits. Specifically, this study assessed how length of …
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Psychological Adjustment of Korean-Born Adolescents Adopted by American Families
The findings of the study stress the transaction between adoptive parents and children in terms of sharing experiences of children's ethnic socialization and establishes that positive relationship is the fundamental factor for children to develop a unique process of identity development. The …
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The strengths and difficulties of adopted children: a pilot study
… research has led to the conclusion that adopted children are at a greater risk of behavioural and emotional difficulties than non-adopted children. However, these findings have been inconsistent and inconclusive, and therefore cannot necessarily be generalised to a country such as South …
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Ethnic Organised Crime Groups: Assessing Countermeasures Adopted by EU Member States
Ethnic organised crime groups (OCGs), such as Nigerians, Chinese and Albanians, are deeply embedded in Europe and pose a threat to national and international security. They engage in a range of criminal activities, such as human trafficking and drug smuggling, and sometimes cooperate with local …
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Adopted college students' family adoption communication processes: A mixed methods study
… of this mixed methods study were to examine adopted college students' adoption-related experiences, family communication processes, topic avoidance, and reasons for topic avoidance. The study utilized qualitative findings from a previous study to inform the creation of a new web-based survey …
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Elementary School Counselors' Perceptions of and Practice with Students Adopted Transracially
… school counselors working with students adopted transracially (SATr) and their families. Previously, the voices of elementary school counselors have been omitted from the limited scope of professional literature available related to school counseling practice with SATr. Using a …
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Approaches and organisational forms adopted by local tourism development partnerships in England
… framework developed for this research may be adopted for the analysis of tourism development partnerships elsewhere. This research involves the critical study of partnerships through the integration of both policy studies, and organisation studies perspectives. Theories developed to account …
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Investigation of methods adopted by smallholder broiler farmers adapting to climate change
… methods that smallholder broiler farmers have adopted to adapt to climate change. The study was conducted in the Thulamela and Musina municipalities of the Vhembe district. For this study, 124 small-scale broiler farmers were purposively selected (those farming with less than 2000 broilers per …
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