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Internationally adopted adults who did not suffer severe early deprivation: The role of appraisal of adoption

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  • Storsbergen, Hester E.
  • Juffer, Femmie
  • van Son, Maarten J.M.
  • Hart, Harm 't

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Psychological adjustment was examined in 53 adults (MÂ =Â 29Â years), internationally adopted by Dutch parents as infants (MÂ =Â 9Â months) from children's home Metera in Greece. At that time guidelines consistent with attachment theory were followed to ensure relatively favorable quality of childcare in Metera (Dontas, Maratos, Fafoutis, & Karangelis, 1985). The adults completed standardized questionnaires on mental health, well-being and self-esteem. We found that the large majority of the adults were well adjusted, although adopted males reported more depression. Adults who reported a negative appraisal of their adoption reported more problems and less well-being than adults with a positive/neutral appraisal of their adoption.

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  • Storsbergen, Hester E. & Juffer, Femmie & van Son, Maarten J.M. & Hart, Harm 't, 2010. "Internationally adopted adults who did not suffer severe early deprivation: The role of appraisal of adoption," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 32(2), pages 191-197, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:32:y:2010:i:2:p:191-197
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    1. Grant, Margaret & Rushton, Alan, 2018. "Further analysis of the British Chinese Adoption Study (BCAS): Adult life events and experiences after international adoption," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 91(C), pages 355-363.
    2. van der Voort, Anja & Linting, Mariëlle & Juffer, Femmie & Schoenmaker, Christie & Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J. & van IJzendoorn, Marinus H., 2014. "More than two decades after adoption: Associations between infant attachment, early maternal sensitivity and the diurnal cortisol curve of adopted young adults," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 46(C), pages 186-194.
    3. Balenzano, Caterina & Coppola, Gabrielle & Cassibba, Rosalinda & Moro, Giuseppe, 2018. "Pre-adoption adversities and adoptees' outcomes: The protective role of post-adoption variables in an Italian experience of domestic open adoption," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 85(C), pages 307-318.

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