Identity Development and Psychological Well-Being in Korean-Born Adoptees in the US
Identity Development and Psychological Well-Being in Korean-Born Adoptees in the US
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DOI：
10.1037/a0014450
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发表时间：
2008-10-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
McGillicuddy-DeLisi, Ann
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作者：
Basow, Susan A.;Lilley, Elizabeth;McGillicuddy-DeLisi, Ann
由于韩国出生的成年被收养者有独特的经历，有助于他们的心理健康的因素需要分别从白人和韩裔美国人进行研究。在这项基于互联网的研究中，83名成年韩国出生的被收养者在美国，种族认同和适应收养（被认为是收养身份的一个组成部分），预计预测心理健康。结果支持预测：每一项心理健康指标（个人成长、自我接纳和与他人的积极关系）都以独特的方式受到预测变量的影响。文化社会化经历也与个人成长有关。但这种联系完全是由种族认同的力量所介导的。收养父母和辅导员的影响进行了讨论。
Because adult Korean-born adoptees have unique experiences, the factors that contribute to their psychological well-being need to be studied separately from both Caucasian and Korean Americans. In this Internet-based study with 83 adult Korean-born adoptees in the United States, both ethnic identity and adjustment to adoption (considered a component of adoptive identity) were expected to predict psychological well-being. Results supported predictions: Each measure of psychological well-being (personal growth, self-acceptance, and positive relationships with others) was affected by the predictive variables in unique ways. Cultural socialization experiences also were related to personal growth. but this association was fully mediated by strength of ethnic identity. Implications for adoptive parents and counselors are discussed.