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Parental Bonding and Identity Style as Correlates of Self‐Esteem Among Adult Adoptees and Nonadoptees *
Author(s) -
Passmore Nola L.,
Fogarty Gerard J.,
Bourke Carolyn J.,
BakerEvans Sandra F.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
family relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1741-3729
pISSN - 0197-6664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2005.00338.x
Subject(s) - psychology , style (visual arts) , self esteem , identity (music) , developmental psychology , acoustics , history , physics , archaeology
Adult adoptees ( n = 100) and nonadoptees ( n = 100) were compared with regard to self‐esteem, identity processing style, and parental bonding. Although some differences were found with regard to self‐esteem, maternal care, and maternal overprotection, these differences were qualified by reunion status such that only reunited adoptees differed significantly from nonadoptees. Moreover, hierarchical regression analyses indicated that parental bonding and identity processing style were more important than adoptive status per se in predicting self‐esteem. Implications for practitioners who work with adoptees are discussed.