TY - JOUR

T1 - Behavior problems in children transferred from a socioemotionally depriving institution to St. Petersburg (Russian Federation) families

AU - Muhamedrahimov, R.J.

AU - Agarkova, V.V.

AU - Vershnina, E.A.

AU - Palmov, O.I.

AU - Nikiforova, N.V.

AU - Mccall, R.B.

AU - Groark, C.J.

PY - 2014

Y1 - 2014

N2 - ABSTRACT Behavior problems were studied in fifty 5- to 8-year-old children transferred from a socioemotionally depriving Russian institution to domestic families. Results indicated that the postinstitutional (PI) sample as a whole had higher clinical/borderline behavior problem rates on the parent-reported Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 6–18 (T.M. Achenbach & L.A. Rescorla, 2001) aggressive and lower rates on the withdrawn/depressed and internalizing problems scales than did non-institutionalized (non-I) children reared in Russian families. Compared with the U.S. standardization sample, PI children had significantly higher rates for aggressive, externalizing, and social problems; the non-I children had higher rates for withdrawn/depressed and internalizing problems; and both groups had higher rates for rule-breaking behavioral problems. PI children placed in domestic families at 18 months or older had higher rates of problems than did the U.S. non-I standardization sample, but children placed at younger a

AB - ABSTRACT Behavior problems were studied in fifty 5- to 8-year-old children transferred from a socioemotionally depriving Russian institution to domestic families. Results indicated that the postinstitutional (PI) sample as a whole had higher clinical/borderline behavior problem rates on the parent-reported Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 6–18 (T.M. Achenbach & L.A. Rescorla, 2001) aggressive and lower rates on the withdrawn/depressed and internalizing problems scales than did non-institutionalized (non-I) children reared in Russian families. Compared with the U.S. standardization sample, PI children had significantly higher rates for aggressive, externalizing, and social problems; the non-I children had higher rates for withdrawn/depressed and internalizing problems; and both groups had higher rates for rule-breaking behavioral problems. PI children placed in domestic families at 18 months or older had higher rates of problems than did the U.S. non-I standardization sample, but children placed at younger a

KW - Behavior problems

KW - socioemotionally depriving institution

KW - postinstitutionalized children

KW - domestic families

U2 - 10.1002/imhj.21435

DO - 10.1002/imhj.21435

M3 - Article

VL - 35

SP - 111

EP - 122

JO - Infant Mental Health Journal

JF - Infant Mental Health Journal

SN - 0163-9641

IS - 2

ER -