title: The postadoption experience of surrendering parents.
abstract: In order to ascertain the effects on subsequent life adjustment of having relinquished a child for adoption, a survey was conducted among 334 individuals, most of whom are members of Concerned United Birthparents. Findings indicate that having surrendered a child is perceived by these respondents as having a protracted negative influence on their lives in the areas of marriage, fertility, and parenting. Implications for adoption work and policy are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000300:Adoption; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002668:Child Rearing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*