Publications by authors named "David M Brodzinsky"
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- A study surveyed adoptive parents, focusing on 125 lesbian mothers, about their children's school experiences related to adoption and incidents of teasing.
- Results indicated that lesbian mothers were more proactive in disclosing their child's adoption status to schools and engaging with teachers on adoption-related topics compared to heterosexual parents and gay fathers.
- While adoption status teasing rates were similar across parent groups, children of lesbian mothers and gay fathers experienced more teasing related to race/ethnicity than those of heterosexual parents.
Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Adoptive Parents' Attitudes Towards Racial Socialization Practices.
J Evid Based Soc Work (2019)
February 2019
We tested the validity and measurement invariance of the Transracial Adoptive Parenting scale (TAPS) across sexual orientation with a nationwide sample of adoptive parents. Our study sample consisted of 737 heterosexual, 102 lesbian, and 64 gay adoptive parents from the Modern Adoptive Families (MAF) study, a cross-sectional survey. We conducted reliability analyses, as well as exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses for the 29-item TAPs.
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- The study explored how adopted children perceive the loss of their birthparents and the coping strategies they use, linking these to adjustments in their behavior.
- Children aged 8-12 completed questionnaires on their feelings about this loss, depression, anxiety, and self-worth, while parents provided feedback on their child's behavior.
- Results indicated that children with greater negative feelings about birthparent loss experienced more depression and lower self-worth, while effective coping strategies were associated with better social skills.