Is More Too Many
Adjustment in Families with Adopted Children with Developmental Disabilities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12460211 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laraine Masters Glidden (St. Mary's College of Maryland, corresponding author), Evelyn M Flaherty (St. Mary's College of Maryland), Andrew P McGlone (St. Mary's College of Maryland) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 67-80 |
| Publication date | 2000-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Adoption Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1092-6755 • E-ISSN: 1544-452X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j145v04n01_05 |
| OpenAlex | W1498136900 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 21 |
We investigated the adjustment of differing sized adoptive families rearing children with developmental disabilities. Families of 5 or more children (large: n = 54) were compared with families of 4 or fewer children (conventional: n = 69) on a variety of demographic and outcome variables measuring family strengths, family disharmony, marital adjustment, and adjustment to the adopted child. Analyses of covariance on the outcome variables demonstrated that parents of large families were functioning as well or better than parents of conventional-sized families. We concluded that adoption placement practice should not exhibit bias against the placement of multiple children with developmental disabilities in the same family
Developmental psychology · Outcome (game theory · Family and Disability Support Research · Health, psychology, and well-being · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Psychology
Short Marital-Adjustment and Prediction Tests
It's a Bouns’ - Families' Experiences of Adopting Children with Disabilities
Multiple Placements of Mentally Handicapped Children
Permanency Planning for Children with Down's Syndrome
Adopted children with developmental disabilities
Factors contributing to family functioning of adoptive children with special needs
Supporting and enhancing the adoption of children with developmental disabilities
The Family Stress Process
Neuroticism, marital interaction, and the trajectory of marital satisfaction
Marital satisfaction, depression, and attributions
Family Assessment
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2015 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |