Antecedents of children's adult outcomes in the Texas Adoption Project.

Full Abstract

Four composite variables concerning life outcomes were derived from a brief mail questionnaire describing 478 adults, now in their 30s and 40s, who had participated as children in the Texas Adoption Project. Responses were obtained from the participants themselves, their parents, and their siblings. MMPI scores of the parental generation were correlated with the adult outcomes of their biologically related and unrelated children. The obtained correlations were low, but for the biological relationships positive parent adjustment went with positive life outcomes of their children, whereas for adoptive relationships the reverse was the case. Favorable MMPI scores from late adolescence were favorably related to adult outcomes, as were favorable personality ratings from childhood.

Author information

Author/s: Loehlin, John C (JC); Horn, Joseph M (JM); Ernst, Jody L (JL);

Affiliation: Psychology Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas 78712-0187, USA. loehlin(-atsign-)psy.utexas.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Journal of personality (J Pers), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Feb; vol 77 (issue 1) : pp 1-22

Dates: Created 2009/01/26; Completed 2009/05/07;

PMID: 19076993, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 5/7/2009, IMS Date: )

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