College Students' Attitudes toward Adoption: A Brief Note

Autor/in	Bonds-Raacke, Jennifer M.
Titel	College Students' Attitudes toward Adoption: A Brief Note
Quelle	In: College Student Journal, 43 (2009) 1, S.132-135 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0146-3934
Schlagwörter	College Students; Student Attitudes; Family Size; Measures (Individuals); Correlation; Adoption; Scores; Beliefs; Family Structure + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Familiengröße; Messdaten; Korrelation; Belief; Glaube; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem
Abstract	In the current experiment, college students were presented with a scenario describing a fictitious couple that was adding another child to their family. The specific circumstances under which this addition was occurring, varied yielding a 2 (adoption status) X 2 (number of current children) X 2 (financial status) between subjects design. After reading the scenario, students answered a series of questions on their attitudes toward the new addition and completed the Adoption Belief Scale. Results indicated main effects for each of the variables and a positive correlation between scores on the Adoption Belief Scale and attitudes toward the new family situation. These results are discussed in light of societal norms and expectations for family size and structure. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10