Family Structural Openness and Communication Openness as Predictors in the Adjustmentof Adopted Children

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Review: Adoption research: Trends, topics, outcomes (2010, background): “In fact, Brodzinsky (2006) found that the communicative attitudes and behaviors of the adopters (that is to say, their openness) were more predictive of the adoptee’s adjustment than the type of arrangement that existed between the adoptive and birth families (open versus confidential adoption).”
Post-Adoption Contact and Openness in Adoptive Parents’ Minds: Consequences for Children’s Development (2009, background): “…openness of parents would be linked to developmental advantages for children, Brodzinsky studied sixtyseven children (aged eight to thirteen years, mean age eleven years) who were all adopted under the age of eighteen months, with a mean age at placement of 3.65 months (Brodzinsky, 2006).”
Mothers, Fathers, Families, and Circumstances: Factors Affecting Children's Adjustment (2012, background): “Children who lack a biological link with their parents also benefit when there is open communication with parents about the circumstances of their birth (Brodzinsky, 2005, 2006; Grotevant, 2007; Grotevant, Perry, & McRoy, 2005; Golombok et al., 2011; Jadva et al., 2009).”