Adoption as a Contingency of Self-worth

An Integrative Approach to Self-esteem in Adopted Individuals

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12460184
AutoresQuade Y S French (University of Massachusetts Amherst, autor de correspondencia)
Año2013
Volumen16
Número2
Páginas128-152
Fecha de publicación2013-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAdoption Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1092-6755 • E-ISSN: 1544-452X
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10926755.2013.787574
OpenAlexW1989177737
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas42

A significant limitation of current adoption theory is the lack of identification of clear mechanisms by which macro-societal attitudes toward adoption and adopted persons influence processes of self-esteem. Building on current efforts, a new integrative theoretical approach to self-esteem in adopted persons is presented, incorporating contingency of self-worth theory. Motivation to manage one's self-esteem while imbedded within a larger social context is identified as a key mechanism in the formation of self-esteem and identity. Valuation of one's adoptive status as a positive source of self-esteem will depend largely on the attitudes pervasive in the social environment

Context (archaeology · Contingency · Economics · Epistemology · Identity (music · Macro level · Self worth · Self-concept · Self-esteem · Social group · Social identity theory · Valuation (finance · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child Welfare and Adoption · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Social Psychology