Transition to Adoptive Parenthood
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11220118 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David M Brodzinsky (0000-0002-8431-8942, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author), David Brodzinsky, Loreen Huffman (Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 267-286 |
| Publication date | 1988-08-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Marriage & Family Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-4929 • E-ISSN: 1540-9635 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j002v12n03_13 |
| OpenAlex | W2051978375 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 33 |
The present paper presents a conceptual and empirical overview or the transition to adoptive parenthood. It is argued that prospective adoptive couples confront not only the universal problems faced by other adults in the transition to parenthood, but a host of challenges and hurdles that are unique to adoptive family life. It is also noted, however, that contrary to expectations, adoptive parents and their children appear to handle these additional stresses quite well, at least in the early period of the family life-cycle. Speculations are offered on the relationship between early and later patterns of adjustment within the adoptive family, as well as an overview of some of the methodological problems confronting researchers who undertake to study this area of family life
Developmental psychology · Period (music · Transition (genetics · Child Welfare and Adoption · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology · Social Psychology
Adaptation to Parenthood During the Post-Adoption Period
Coparenting Among Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Couples
Adoptive Parents’ Experiences of Support From Social Workers and Informal Networks During the Adoption Process
Parent adjustment over time in gay, lesbian, and heterosexual parent families adopting from foster care
Psychological adjustment of adoptive parents-to-be
Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Adoptive Parents
LGB + Moms and Dads
Using Symbolic Interactionism to Model Transitions to Adoptive Parenthood
Post-Adoption Help-Seeking in Portugal
Explaining Parenting Stress among Adoptive Parents
Adoptive parents’ perspectives on adoption adjustment and post-adoption support
Africentric Theory as a Predictor of Adoption Among African Americans
On the Path to Adoption
Family context for emotional recovery in internationally adopted children
Transition to parenthood in adoptive families
Families by Adoption and Birth
Psychological Functioning Through the First Six Months in Mothers Adopting from China
Adoptive Family “Leap-Frogging” Patterns
Adoption by Lesbians and Gay Men in Europe
Parents Who Adopt Deprived Children Have a Difficult Task
Who Seeks to Adopt a Child
Parenting Styles and Attributions and the Behavior of Children in the “No” Stage in Adoptive and Biological Families
Post-Adoption Support Groups
Maternal marital satisfaction during the first six months following international adoption
Meeting my child for the first time
Look after me too’
Childhood and adolescence’s predictors of parenting stress in adoptive mothers of early and late placed children
A Review and Reformulation of Adoptive Relationships from an Attachment Perspective
Adoption workers’ perspectives on adoption adjustment and the honeymoon period
Integrating a child into an adoptive family in times of Covid-19
Theoretical Perspectives on Adoptive Families' Well-Being
Predictors of relationship satisfaction in adoptive mothers
What Narrows the Stepgap? Closeness Between Parents and Adult (Step)Children in Germany
| Unique citing works | 33 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,92 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2025 (36) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 32 |