EFFECT OF ADOPTION ON CHILD PSYCHOSOCIAL BEHAVIOURAL PATTERN USING UNIVERSITY OF BENIN DEMOSTRATIVE SECONDARY SCHOOL AS A CASE STUDY

This research work has provided an insight on the effect of adoption on child psychosocial behavioural pattern, thus making the adopted child to engage in some antisocial activities because he perceives that the society has rejected him. For the purpose of this study, different terms like Adoption, Child, Psychosocial behaviour and so on were defined. This study adopted John Bowlby Attachment theory as its framework of analysis. The study population was limited to University of Benin Demonstrative Secondary school, Benin city and the sample size for this study consisted of a hundred respondents (100) randomly selected. One hundred questionnaires were shared. The SPSS package was used in analyzing information gathered from the respondents. This research also identified its implication for social work practice and the necessary recommendations.