Factors Associated with Successful Reunions of Adult Adoptees and Biological Parents

Analyzes data concerning the relationships between the success of reunion with biological parents: (1) adult adoptees' age at the initiation of their search; (2) grief resolution; and (3) attribution of blame for the relinquishment to the biological mother. (BB)

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Published inChild Welfare Vol. 67; no. 5; p. 411
Main Author Rosenzweig-Smith, Janet
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1988
Subjects
Adopted Children
Adoption
Adults
Age Differences
Behavior Theories
Biological Parents
Family Attitudes
Grief
Parent Child Relationship
Relinquishment of Control
Reunions
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Summary:Analyzes data concerning the relationships between the success of reunion with biological parents: (1) adult adoptees' age at the initiation of their search; (2) grief resolution; and (3) attribution of blame for the relinquishment to the biological mother. (BB)