Publication Date
Spring 4-15-2012
School
College of Arts and Sciences
Major
Nursing (B.S.N.)
Primary Subject Area
Health Sciences, Nursing
Keywords
Behavioral patterns in adopted and biological children
Disciplines
Maternal, Child Health and Neonatal Nursing
Recommended Citation
Grenke, Courtney Janaye, "Nature versus Nurture: A Study of Adopted and Biological Children and their Behavioral Patterns" (2012). Senior Honors Theses. 300.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/honors/300
Abstract
Nurses encounter many different populations of people every day and they must know how to treat them. Adopted children are a population that nurses encounter and there are disagreements concerning whether they are at an increased risk for developing behavioral problems as compared to biological children. It is also debated whether genetics or environment plays a more prominent role in childhood development. Most studies conclude that adopted children are at an increased risk for more behavioral problems due to the unique struggles and challenges they must overcome with genetics playing a bigger role than environment. Nurses can use this information to treat adopted children and their families more efficiently.
