Cognitive functioning and behavioral adjustment of internationally adopted children: the role of pre-adoption experiences and adoptive parenting KU Leuven
Adoption studies have demonstrated that there is a remarkable heterogeneity in adopted children’s developmental outcomes. Whereas the majority of adopted children are well-adjusted, a minority shows persistent delays or difficulties in various developmental domains such as cognitive functioning and behavioral adjustment. In the current dissertation we aimed to broaden our understanding of factors in the pre-adoption and in the post-adoption ...