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Predictors of Psychological Functioning and Adoption Experience in Adults Searching for Their Birthparents

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Miiller, U; Gibbs, P; Ariely, SG
Published in: Adoption Quarterly
March 1, 2002

The present study examined potential predictors of psychological functioning and adoption experience in adults who had either already met or were in the process of meeting their birthparents. A sample (n = 345) of adults was surveyed with questions targeting a variety of psychological, structural, and sociodemographic variables. The results showed that adoption experience and psychological functioning were closely interrelated. Furthermore, different variables predicted different aspects of psychological functioning and adoption experience and provided clues towards understanding differential functioning in persons who were adopted. Psychological similarity to adoptive parents contributed significantly to the prediction of the quality of attachment relationships. It is suggested that future research may benefit from targeting variables that influence variability in adoption adjustment. © 2002 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Adoption Quarterly

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EISSN

1544-452X

ISSN

1092-6755

Publication Date

March 1, 2002

Volume

5

Issue

3

Start / End Page

25 / 53

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Work
  • 48 Law and legal studies
  • 44 Human society
  • 18 Law and Legal Studies
  • 16 Studies in Human Society
 

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Miiller, U., Gibbs, P., & Ariely, S. G. (2002). Predictors of Psychological Functioning and Adoption Experience in Adults Searching for Their Birthparents. Adoption Quarterly, 5(3), 25–53. https://doi.org/10.1300/J145v05n03_03
Miiller, U., P. Gibbs, and S. G. Ariely. “Predictors of Psychological Functioning and Adoption Experience in Adults Searching for Their Birthparents.” Adoption Quarterly 5, no. 3 (March 1, 2002): 25–53. https://doi.org/10.1300/J145v05n03_03.
Miiller U, Gibbs P, Ariely SG. Predictors of Psychological Functioning and Adoption Experience in Adults Searching for Their Birthparents. Adoption Quarterly. 2002 Mar 1;5(3):25–53.
Miiller, U., et al. “Predictors of Psychological Functioning and Adoption Experience in Adults Searching for Their Birthparents.” Adoption Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 3, Mar. 2002, pp. 25–53. Scopus, doi:10.1300/J145v05n03_03.
Miiller U, Gibbs P, Ariely SG. Predictors of Psychological Functioning and Adoption Experience in Adults Searching for Their Birthparents. Adoption Quarterly. 2002 Mar 1;5(3):25–53.
Journal cover image

Published In

Adoption Quarterly

DOI

EISSN

1544-452X

ISSN

1092-6755

Publication Date

March 1, 2002

Volume

5

Issue

3

Start / End Page

25 / 53

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Work
  • 48 Law and legal studies
  • 44 Human society
  • 18 Law and Legal Studies
  • 16 Studies in Human Society