Coorperative study on the mental health issues of Japanese orphans and their Chinese family (Ⅳ):early childhood experience and later personality and behavioral characteristics
- VernacularTitle:日本孤儿及中国家属之心理卫生协作科研——(三)儿童跨民族养育与民族性格之保存
- Author:
Wenshing TSENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Early childhood experience;
adoption;
development of personality;
behavior pattern;
sociocultural milieu
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
1991;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The Japanese orphans who remained in Northeastern District of China atthe end of world War Ⅱ were raised by their Chinese foster parents and grew up in Chinesesociety,but more than forty years later,they displayed even many characteristics closely relat-ed to Japanese culture.The findings of the 54 Japanese orphans investigated indicate signifi-cant relationship between early childhood experience and the development of personality andpattern of behavior in adulthood.