Corral, Susana and Herrero, Marta and Martín, Nerea and Gordejuela, Ane and Herrero-Fernández, David UNSPECIFIED, UNSPECIFIED, UNSPECIFIED, UNSPECIFIED, david.herrero@uneatlantico.es (2021) Psychological Adjustment in Adult Adoptees: A Meta-Analysis. Psicothema, 33 (4). pp. 527-535. ISSN 1886-144X
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Abstract
Little is known about the effect adoption status has on psychological adjustment (for instance, depression, anxiety, problem behaviour, or drug misuse) in adulthood. The aim of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis to study the impact of adoption status on adult adoptees’ psychological adjustment. Method: The review included 18 quasi-experimental studies conducted between 1993 and 2019. Results: Adoptees had signifi cantly worse psychological adjustment than nonadoptees across all outcomes, except for the obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and antisocial personality disorder (APD). The moderating analyses showed a significant effect for ethnicity and marital status. Conclusions: Our results shed light on the specific groups of adoptees at a higher risk of maladjustment. The outcomes most strongly influenced by adoptive status were angry emotions (hostility and anger), psychiatric care, drug abuse, and psychotic symptoms. These findings have clinical implications with regard to the support that practitioners can provide to adoptees and their families.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Psychological adjustment, Adoption, Meta-analisis |
| Subjects: | Subjects > Psychology |
| Divisions: | Europe University of Atlantic > Research > Scientific Production |
| Depositing User: | Sr Bibliotecario |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Dec 2021 12:52 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Jul 2023 11:13 |
| URI: | http://repositorio.funiber.org/id/eprint/484 |
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