引言 自尊和情绪适应性是出现在儿童时期与青少年时期的两个非常重要的问题。长期以来,我国的许多研究者就这两个问题进行了广泛而深入的研究,但研究对象大多限于正常家庭环境下生活的儿童和青少年。本研究试图以福利院儿童为研究对象,来探寻这一特殊生活环境中成长的儿童所具有的自尊和社会适应性特点,以期对儿童福利院工作人员的工作实践有所启发。 Introduction Self-esteem and emotional adaptability are two very important issues that arise during childhood and adolescence. For a long time, many researchers in our country have conducted extensive and in-depth studies on these two issues, but most of the research is limited to children and adolescents who live under normal family environment. This study attempts to explore the characteristics of self-esteem and social adaptability of children growing up in this special living environment with the help of children in welfare institutes, with a view to inspiring the working practices of children’s welfare institutes.