Julian, Megan M
(2011)
Social skills in post-institutional adopted children.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
Many children who are adopted internationally into the USA spent time in an institution prior to adoption. While the majority of adoptees fall within the normal range of adjustment, post-institutional (PI) children have been found to have higher rates of peer difficulties than non-adopted parent-reared children, they may display indiscriminate friendliness and difficulty understanding social cues and social boundaries, and they may have difficulty with self-regulation which is likely to relate to social skills (Gunnar, 2001; Gunnar, van Dulmen, & The International Adoption Project Team, 2007; Rutter and the ERA Study Team, 1998; Rutter, Kreppner, & O'Connor, 2001). The purpose of this study was to examine the parent-reported social skills (using the Social Skills Rating System; Gresham & Elliott, 1990) of children adopted to the USA from Russian orphanages that were primarily deficient in their social-emotional environments (The St. Petersburg-USA Orphanage Research Team, 2008). PI children who were adopted before 18 months had higher/better scores than children adopted after 18 months, and there does not appear to be a significant decrease in social skills with later ages (e.g., 24+ months) at adoption, suggesting a step function at 18 months of age at adoption. Further, the Elementary school age sample had higher/better scores than the Secondary school age sample.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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Status: |
Unpublished |
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Date: |
27 January 2011 |
Date Type: |
Completion |
Defense Date: |
8 October 2010 |
Approval Date: |
27 January 2011 |
Submission Date: |
13 November 2010 |
Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Psychology |
Degree: |
MS - Master of Science |
Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
Refereed: |
Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
adopted children; early experiences; orphanage; post-institutional; social skills |
Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-11132010-143923/, etd-11132010-143923 |
Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 20:04 |
Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:51 |
URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9662 |
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