Attachment states of mind among internationally adoptive and foster parents

Attachment, personality, and psychopathology among adult inpatients: self-reported romantic attachment style versus Adult Attachment Interview states of mind.

The present study examined self-reported romantic attachment style and Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) states of mind regarding early attachment relationships, personality dimensions, and psychopathology in a psychiatric sample of trauma survivors. Inpatients (N = 80) admitted to a hospital trauma treatment program were administered the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale, AAI, Millon Cli...

Comparing the executive function and cognitive flexibility and theory of mind in foster and non-foster children

The present study was conducted to compare executive function and cognitive flexibility and  theory of mind in foster and non-foster children. The study population included all and non-foster children in Azarshahr city in 2016. The number of participants included 42 people selected using purposeful sampling. The Tower of Hanoi test and reading mind test by eye image (RMET) were used as a measur...

Anger Among Prospective Adoptive Parents: Structural Determinants and Management Strategies

This paper focuses on anger experienced by prospective adoptive parents as they go through infertility and the formal adoption process. Qualitative interviews were done with seventy-four infertile couples who were at various stages in their consideration of adoption. Using a sociology of emotions perspective, I examine the source of their anger by focusing on the structural power imbalance betw...

Web-Enhanced Pre-Service Training for Foster, Adoptive, and Kinship Parents

Dyadic adjustment and parenting stress in internationally adoptive mothers and fathers: the mediating role of adult attachment dimensions

Previous research has shown that a positive marital functioning represents a resource in adoptive families, leading to a decrease in parenting stress, but little is known about the factors mediating such a relationship. This study aimed to explore whether adult attachment avoidance and anxiety mediate the effect of dyadic functioning on parenting stress in 90 internationally adoptive couples (m...