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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Adoption Studies

Background:

  • Limited understanding of adoption's impact on adult psychological adjustment.
  • Need for comprehensive analysis of mental health outcomes in adoptees.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct a meta-analysis on adoption status and adult psychological adjustment.
  • To identify specific mental health challenges faced by adult adoptees.

Main Methods:

  • Meta-analysis of 18 quasi-experimental studies (1993-2019).
  • Comparison of psychological adjustment between adoptees and non-adoptees.

Main Results:

  • Adoptees showed significantly poorer psychological adjustment overall.
  • Exceptions included obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and antisocial personality disorder (APD).
  • Ethnicity and marital status moderated the effects.

Conclusions:

  • Identifies specific groups of adoptees at higher risk for maladjustment.
  • Adoption status strongly influenced anger, psychiatric care, drug abuse, and psychotic symptoms.
  • Findings inform clinical support for adoptees and their families.