Family Structural Openness and Communication Openness as Predictors in the Adjustmentof Adopted Children
Family Structural Openness and Communication Openness as Predictors in the Adjustmentof Adopted Children
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家庭结构开放性和沟通开放性作为收养儿童适应的预测因素
DOI：
10.1300/j145v09n04_01
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发表时间：
2006
影响因子：
0.8
通讯作者：
D. Brodzinsky
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作者：
D. Brodzinsky
摘要本研究探讨了家庭结构开放性与沟通开放性在收养儿童适应中的相对贡献。73名被收养的儿童是研究的重点，他们出生后18个月内主要被安置在非种族家庭。父母对家庭结构开放性的评价和儿童对沟通开放性的评价作为主要预测变量，儿童对自尊的评价和父母对儿童行为问题的评价作为结果测量。虽然家庭结构开放性与沟通开放性呈正相关，但只有沟通开放性能独立预测儿童的适应性。研究结果是一致的，表明家庭过程变量一般比家庭结构变量更能预测儿童的心理适应。社会个案工作和临床实践中采用的影响进行了讨论。
Abstract The current study examined the relative contribution of family structural openness versus communication openness in the adjustment of adopted children. Seventy-three adopted children, placed predominately in inracial families within 18 months of their birth, were the focus of the study. Parental ratings of family structural openness and children's ratings of communication openness served as the primary predictor variables and children's ratings of their self-esteem and parental ratings of children's behavior problems were the outcome measures. Although family structural openness and communication openness were positively correlated, only communication openness independently predicted children's adjustment. The findings are consistent with research suggesting that family process variables generally are more predictive of children's psychological adjustment than family structural variables. Implications for social casework and clinical practice in adoption are discussed.