Preadoption risks, family functioning, and adoption secrecy as predictors of the adjustment of Filipino adopted children
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Psychology
Document Type
Article
Source Title
Adoption Quarterly
Volume
18
Issue
3
First Page
234
Last Page
253
Publication Date
1-1-2015
Abstract
Using a correlational multivariate research design, partial least squares (PLS) was applied to examine the direct and indirect influence of pre-adoption risks, family functioning, and adoption secrecy on the adjustment (which is defined in this study as the internalizing and externalizing behaviors) of Filipino adopted children. Thirty-two sets of Filipino adoptees and their respective adoptive mothers participated in the study. Family functioning was found to predict the adjustment of Filipino adopted children while adoption secrecy predicted family functioning. Adopted children's perception of their family functioning and adoption openness buffer the impact of the early adversity experienced by the adopted children. Implications on the clinical practice and adoption practices in the Philippines are discussed. © 2015, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1080/10926755.2015.1026010
Recommended Citation
Tarroja, M. H. (2015). Preadoption risks, family functioning, and adoption secrecy as predictors of the adjustment of Filipino adopted children. Adoption Quarterly, 18 (3), 234-253. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926755.2015.1026010
Disciplines
Psychology
Keywords
Adopted children--Philippines--Psychology; Adoption--Philippines; Adopted children—Family relationships--Philippines
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