Genetic and adoptive motherhood: Stress,marital relationship,and child care support |
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| Authors: | Anna Beatriz Carnielli Howat‐Rodrigues Rosana Suemi Tokumaru Thalita Novaes de Amorim Agnaldo Garcia Patrícia Izar |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Experimental Psychology, University of S?o Paulo, , S?o Paulo, Brazil;2. Department of Social Psychology and Development, Federal University of Espirito Santo, , Vitoria, Brazil;3. Department of Psychology, Centro Universitário Vila Velha, , Vitoria, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | In this paper we characterize adoptive and genetic motherhood with or without stress indicators. Participants were 86 mothers (36 adoptive, 50 genetic) with children from 0 to 12 years old. They answered questions about focal child and mother profile, marital relationship, child care support and the Lipp's Stress Symptoms Inventory for Adults. Results showed that mothers in both groups reported child care support, but there was more participation of nonrelatives in the care of adoptive children and relatives in the care of genetic children. There was greater marital stability and less conflict with the arrival of the child in the adoptive families and predominance of stress indicators in genetic mothers. We concluded that, although there are differences between adoptive and genetic motherhood, these do not imply advantages for one versus the other. Moreover, marital stability related to the adoption process and sociodemographic characteristics of adoptive mothers may have contributed to lower prevalence of stress. |
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| Keywords: | Adoption Alloparental care Child care Social support Stress |
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