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Comparisons of Adopted and Nonadopted Adolescents in a Large, Nationally Representative Sample.

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Miller, Brent C.; Fan, Xitao; Christensen, Mathew; Grotevant, Harold D.; van Dulmen, Manfred – Child Development, 2000

Compared adopted and nonadopted adolescents across variety of measures. Found that adopted adolescents were at higher risk in all domains examined, including school achievement and problems, psychological well-being, and physical health. Effect sizes for group differences were larger for males, younger or older adolescents, Hispanics or Asians,…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development