Adoptive Family System Dynamics: Variations by Level of Openness in the Adoption

Family Process

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 125-146

  GROTEVANT, HAROLD D ^a   McROY, RUTH G ^b   ELDE, CAROL L ^a   FRAVEL, DEBORAH LEWIS ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOPTION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOPTION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CONFIDENTIALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0028453677     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1994.00125.x     Document Type: Article

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