Barn adopterade till Finland från utomeuropeiska länder

Abstract

Kvist, B., Viemerö, V. & Forsten, N. (1989). Children adopted to Finland from countries outside Europe. Nordisk Psykologi, 41, 97–108.

A group of 14 out of 23 internationally adopted children agreed to participate in the present investigation. The children were between the ages 10–12 during the year of investigation. They were adopted from four Asian countries to Finland between the years 1975–81. The 14 adopted children were compared to 13 fellow classmates on the following variables: self-image, self-ideal, ego-strength and disposition towards aggression and anxiety. The two groups of children were also compared to each other in regard to their leisure activities. The results indicated that the adopted children considered themselves to be more original and more independent. They also had a more demanding self-ideal than their classmates. The adopted children were more inclined to react with aggression but less inclined to react with anxiety than their classmates. No difference was found in the leisure activities between the two groups. The adopted child red adjusted well on the whole, both physically and mentally, to their new environments.