Psychological Adjustment in Adult Adoptees: A Meta-Analysis
Eighteen studies from 1993–2019 were combined to examine adult adoptees' psychological adjustment. Across most outcomes adoptees showed poorer average adjustment than non-adoptees.
Limitations: Underlying studies differ in adoption type, country, measures and sampling.
- Research type
- Meta-analysis
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Adults
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Adults
Adoption context: Mixed
Programme: Not recorded
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified in the bibliographic material screened. This is not confirmation of institutional independence; affiliations, funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited.
Bibliographic screening. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: adult outcomes, anxiety, depression, mental health, meta-analysis
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: International
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- Commissioner
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- Funder role
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- Declared conflicts
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- Recruitment
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- Adoptee involvement
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Entry: study_17cde50897ec5654