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Open and closed adoption: a developmental conceptualization.

J Demick1, S Wapner

  • 1Clark University, Department of Psychology, Worcester MA 01610-1477.

Family Process
|June 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

Research on open versus closed adoption is needed to understand effects on adoptees and families. This article reviews adoption literature and proposes a new research program for better insights.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Family Studies

Background:

  • Increasingly diverse adoption practices in the US necessitate research.
  • Existing adoption literature predominantly focuses on traditional closed adoption.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review existing adoption literature.
  • To propose a new research program for studying open versus closed adoption.
  • To stimulate further research in adoption studies.

Main Methods:

  • Review of contemporary social scientific literature on adoption.
  • Description of a theoretically-oriented research program for adoption studies.
  • Application of a holistic, developmental, systems orientation to person-in-environment functioning.

Main Results:

  • The review highlights a gap in research concerning the effects of open adoption.
  • A novel research framework is proposed for examining adoption dynamics.
  • The proposed framework offers a developmental conceptualization of both open and closed adoption.

Conclusions:

  • Further research is crucial to understand the impact of different adoption types.
  • The proposed research program provides a foundation for future adoption studies.
  • A developmental, systems approach can enhance the understanding of adoption's long-term effects.

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