Adoption, attachment, and relationship concerns: A study of adult adoptees

Dados Bibliográficos

AUTOR(ES) Judith A. Feeney , NOLA L. PASSMORE , Candida C. Peterson
ANO 2007
TIPO Book
PERIÓDICO Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
ISSN 0265-4075
E-ISSN 1470-8692
EDITORA Sage Publications
DOI 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2006.00145.x
ADICIONADO EM 2025-08-14
MD5 2b59fd681c99931ca3f599a6e38452ee

Resumo

We examined the impact of adoptive status and family experiences on adult attachment security and how attachment predicts relationship outcomes. Adults adopted as infants (N= 144) and a sample of nonadoptees (N= 131) completed measures of attachment security at recruitment and 6 months later; other measures assessed parental bonding and adoptees' reunion experiences (Time 1), and relationship variables (e.g., loneliness, relationship quality; Time 2). Insecurity was higher for adoptees and those reporting negative childhood relationships with parents. For adoptees only, recent relationship difficulties also predicted insecurity. Attachment dimensions were more important than adoptive status in predicting relationship variables and mediated the effects of adoptive status. The results support the utility of attachment theory in understanding adoptees' relationship concerns.

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