Adjustment and identity formation in adopted and nonadopted young adults: Contributions of family environment

Mary Margaret Kelly, Elizabeth Towner-Thyrum, Andrea Rigby, Betty Martin

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Abstract

Adopted and nonadopted college students were compared on measures of overall adjustment and identity formation, and on perceptions of the general environment characterizing their families of origin. Although adjustment and identity formation were largely similar in the two groups, the family dynamics that predicted success differed for adoptees and nonadoptees.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)497-500
Number of pages4
JournalAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry
Volume68
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1998

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
  • Psychology (miscellaneous)
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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