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For adolescents in foster care progress towards achieving the developmental tasks of adolescence may be more challenging because of the additional stress of being separated from their birth families. Examined in this study is the influence of identification with birth family on the ability of 116 youth in foster care, in a midwestern state, to develop a self-identity and positive self-esteem.
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Salahu-Din, S.N., Bollman, S.R. Identity development and self-esteem of young adolescents in foster care. Child Adolesc Soc Work J 11, 123–135 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01875771
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