Melero Sandra, Verdugo Laura, Sánchez-Sandoval Yolanda
Department of Psychology, University of Cádiz, Puerto Real, Spain.
Biomedical Research and Innovation Institute of Cadiz (INiBICA), Research Unit Puerta del Mar University Hospital, Cádiz, Spain.
Front Psychol. 2023 Jun 2;14:1190147. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1190147. eCollection 2023.
Studies about adult adoptees are normally focused on the differences in adjustment difficulties between them and non-adoptees. However, there has been less research about adoptees' positive and developmental adjustment in adulthood. The aim of this study is to test a model of the mediating role of adoptees' achievement of adulthood tasks in the relationship between current age and psychological wellbeing.
The sample consisted of 117 adults who were adopted as children by Spanish families. Their current mean age is 28.3 years. Participants underwent an interview and completed Ryff's Psychological WellBeing Scales.
Findings show that current age is directly and negatively related to psychological wellbeing [' = -0.039, 95% CI (-0.078, -0.001)], and the relationship between these variables is mediated by adoptees' achievement of adulthood tasks [indirect effect = 0.035, 95% CI (.014, 0.059)].
The findings support traditional theories about transitioning to adulthood, and adds relevant information about this transition in adoptees. Moreover, this work indicates a new way of assessing adoption success, based on long-term measures and normative variables. Services providers should account for the importance of supporting young people on their life transitions and promoting their wellbeing, especially among those who started from disadvantaged contexts.
关于成年领养者的研究通常聚焦于他们与非领养者在适应困难方面的差异。然而，关于领养者成年后的积极适应和发展性适应的研究较少。本研究的目的是检验一个模型，该模型探讨领养者成年任务的完成在当前年龄与心理健康之间的关系中所起的中介作用。
样本包括117名儿童时期被西班牙家庭领养的成年人。他们目前的平均年龄为28.3岁。参与者接受了访谈并完成了赖夫心理健康量表。
研究结果表明，当前年龄与心理健康直接呈负相关[β = -0.039，95%置信区间（-0.078，-0.001）]，并且这些变量之间的关系由领养者成年任务的完成所中介[间接效应 = 0.035，95%置信区间（0.014，0.059）]。
研究结果支持了关于向成年过渡的传统理论，并为领养者在这一过渡过程中增添了相关信息。此外，这项工作指出了一种基于长期测量和规范变量来评估领养成功的新方法。服务提供者应认识到支持年轻人度过人生转折期并促进他们的幸福的重要性，尤其是在那些出身不利环境的人群中。
