Post-placement needs of adoptive mothers / by Lisa W. Cauley.
| Author/creator | Cauley, Lisa W. author. |
| Other author | Poston, Iona, degree supervisor. |
| Other author | East Carolina University. School of Nursing. |
| Format | Theses and dissertations |
| Production | 1993. |
| Description | 71 leaves : forms ; 28 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Access via ScholarShip |
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| Series | ECU School of Nursing thesis ECU School of Nursing thesis. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Summary | The purpose of this study was to identify the needs of the adoptive mother post-placement. A sample of 25 adoptive mothers meeting the entry criteria for the study completed the Adoptive Parent Questionnaire (Walker, 1976). The research questions were as follows: (1) What were the most commonly identified informational needs particular to the adoptive mother post-placement? (2) What were the most common needs of the adoptive mother post-placement in regard to "expression of feelings and the constructive management of feelings which occur in response to a change in life experience" (Walker, 1981, p. 5)? (3) What were the most common judgment-developmental needs of the adoptive mother post-placement? (4) What resources did adoptive mothers report using to help them meet these needs? (5) What were potential predictors of each category of need experienced by the adoptive mother post-placement? (6) What were the potential predictors of the adoptive mother having feelings of competence in the performance of her new maternal role? The majority of subjects were white mothers who adopted non-handicapped infants less that five months of age and who had friends or relatives who had adopted children. Informational needs were most often identified with fewer feeling and judgment development needs reported, informational needs that were most often reported included needs for information related to adoption and parenting in The general. Mothers utilized various resources to assist them in meeting their needs. Friends or relatives followed by spouse were utilized most frequently. Further research is needed in which parents identify resources that they deem would be most beneficial in helping them to meet their needs. The study should be replicated using a larger sample size with inclusion of parental identification of resources that they believe would be most beneficial. |
| General note | Submitted to the faculty of the School of Nursing. |
| General note | Advisor: Iona Poston |
| Dissertation note | M.S. East Carolina University 1993 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 47-48). |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Thèses et écrits académiques. |
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