| Young adult international adoptees' search for birth parents. | |
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PMID: 18855504 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This study examines international adoptees and factors associated with searching for birth parents. A total of 1,417 international adoptees in The Netherlands, aged 24 to 30 years, were divided into 4 groups: uninterested nonsearchers, interested nonsearchers, searchers, and reunited searchers. In total, 32% of adoptees had searched. Although the majority of searchers were well-adjusted, they had more problems--mainly internalizing problems--than uninterested nonsearchers. These problems, however, were not caused by the search itself. It is concluded that searching is the product of natural curiosity influenced by external factors such as the divorce of adoptive parents and the options for searching. |
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Authors:
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Wendy Tieman; Jan van der Ende; Frank C Verhulst |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) Volume: 22 ISSN: 0893-3200 ISO Abbreviation: J Fam Psychol Publication Date: 2008 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-10-15 Completed Date: 2008-12-11 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8802265 Medline TA: J Fam Psychol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 678-87 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2008 APA, all rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus Medical Center, The Netherlands. |
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Adolescent Adoption / psychology* Adult Age Factors Child Child Behavior Disorders / diagnosis, psychology Conduct Disorder / diagnosis, psychology Emigration and Immigration* Female Humans Internal-External Control Longitudinal Studies Male Mental Disorders / diagnosis, psychology Netherlands Parents / psychology* Residence Characteristics* Young Adult |
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