ANXIETY AND SELF-ESTEEM IN TEENAGERS FROM ORPHANAGES AND FOSTER FAMILIES
The paper presents results of comparison of emotionality and self-esteem between teenagers brought up either in orphanages or foster families. It was found that teenagers from orphanages have stronger fears of social stress, higher levels of reactive and personal anxiety and frustration of achievement motives. On the other hand, teenagers from foster families obtain higher scores on measures of fear of self- expression, fear of knowledge testing, and fear of not complying with expectations of others. Data also revealed a correlation between self-esteem and personal anxiety in teenagers from foster families.