title: Psychological adjustment of adoptive parents-to-be.
abstract: Adjustment and functioning of adoptive parents-to-be were examined during the last stage of expectancy, focusing on possible antecedents or determinants of successful parenting. Results failed to support expectations of short-term adverse effects from transitional stresses, and suggested that the expectancy period may not be equivalent for adoptive and biological parents, especially for mothers. Programmatic implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Levy-Shiff
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Har-Even
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000300:Adoption / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D004532:Ego; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010556:Personality Tests; D012944:Social Support