Single Parents and Their Adopted Children: A Psychosocial Analysis
In: Families in society: the journal of contemporary human services, Band 72, Heft 2, S. 67-77
ISSN: 1945-1350
The functioning of single- and two-parent adoptive families is described and compared by means of psychosocial analysis. Data were collected via a survey mailed to families who had finalized their adoption of a special-needs child. Differences in demographic characteristics were observed, as were differences in social and ecological functioning. Although most families were satisfied with their decision to adopt, results indicated a modest trend toward more positive adoption outcome among single parents.