Twins and virtual twins: Do genetic (as well as experiential) factors affect developmental risks?
Factors underlying developmental delays and psychosocial risks are of interest to international adoption communities. The current study administered a Pre-Adoption Adversity (PAA) Questionnaire to mostly American parents raising (a) adopted Chinese twins or (b) same-age unrelated adopted siblings. A...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Vol. 136; pp. 55 - 70 |
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Aug2015
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