Key Publications

The key publications within the research cluster Adoption:


  • Juffer, F., & Van IJzendoorn, M.H. (2007). Adoptees do not lack self-esteem: A meta-analysis of studies on self-esteem of transracial, international, and domestic adoptees. Psychological Bulletin, 133, 1067-1083.
  • Van IJzendoorn, M.H., & Juffer, F. (2006). The Emmanuel Miller Memorial Lecture 2006. Adoption as intervention. Meta-analytic evidence for massive catch-up and plasticity in physical, socio-emotional, and cognitive development. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47, 1228-1245.
  • Jaffari-Bimmel, N., Juffer, F., Van IJzendoorn, M.H., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.J., & Mooijaart, A. (in press). Social Development from Infancy to Adolescence: Longitudinal and Concurrent Factors in an Adoption Sample. Developmental Psychology.
  • Juffer, F., & Van IJzendoorn, M.H. (2005). Behavior problems and mental health referrals of international adoptees: A meta-analysis. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 293, 2501-2515 (May 25).
  • Vorria, P., Papaligoura, Z., Dunn, J., Van IJzendoorn, M.H., Steele, H., Kontopoulou, A., & Sarafidou, Y. (2003). Early experiences and attachment relationships of Greek infants raised in residential group care. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 44 (8), 1208-1220.

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