Adoptees' curiosity and information-seeking about birth parents in emerging adulthood: Context, motivation, and behavior

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 441-450

  Wrobel, Gretchen Miller ^a   Grotevant, Harold D ^b   Samek, Diana R ^c   Korff, Lynn Von ^c  

^a BETHEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

adoption; curiosity; emerging adult; information seeking

Indexed keywords

ADOPTED CHILD; ADOPTION; ADOPTIVE PARENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883583294     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025413486420     Document Type: Article

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