A Study of the Adjustment of Adopted Children in Air Force Families

Abstract

Military families have difficulty adopting children through stateside agencies because of frequent relocations and lack of residency. This limits their opportunities for agency adoptions and can lead to deviations from customary procedures, resulting in adoptions which may bear a greater potential for adjustment difficulties. This study examined the experiences of Air Force families with adopted children using Merton's Social Structure and Anomie Theory. The study investigated the influence of three independent variables, perception of eligibility, method of adoption(agency, independent, or overseas), and age of the child at adoption on the dependent variable, adjustment of the child. Two control variables, fertility status of the parents, and the racial nature of the adoption were also included. Adjustment of the children was measured on the Symptom Scale, an adaptation of Fanshel's Series IV Symptom Checklist, while perception of eligibility was measured on the Perception of Eligibility Scale which was constructed by the author for this study. (sdw)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA196380

Entities

People

  • Maurice M. Hayashi

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Factor Analysis
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Services
  • Information Science
  • Law
  • Military Families
  • Military Personnel
  • Minority Groups
  • Personnel Management
  • Regression Analysis
  • Sociology
  • Surveys
  • Urban Areas

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