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

Disciplines

Psychology

Keywords

Adopted children--Philippines--Psychology; Adoption--Philippines; Adopted children—Family relationships--Philippines

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