Social and emotional developmental effects in mental health of adolescents that were adopted

1. adopted adolescents overrepresentation in counseling

1.1. are adopted children more likely to have mental problems than non-adopted children?

1.1.1. are these problems more likely due to emotional and behavioral problems post adoption?

2. early childhood influences/experiences in adopted children

2.1. if a child was living in a not ideal situation before adoption then did this cause future problems?

3. child/parent relationships

3.1. how did parental warmth or sensitivity affect the social/emotional development of an adopted child?

3.1.1. both previous and current parental sensitivity were important in predicting social development in adolescence

4. age of adoption

4.1. is there a correlation with the age of adoption and how likely a child is to develop psychological problems?

5. family communication

5.1. open family communication vs closed off

5.1.1. does this predict the child's adjustment?