Determinants of the (future) parenthood experience in prospective adoptive parents

Orlić, Ana. (2016). Determinants of the (future) parenthood experience in prospective adoptive parents. Diploma Thesis. Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Department of Psychology. [mentor Modić Stanke, Koraljka].

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Abstract

The main objective of this study was to investigate parenting sense of competence among prospective adoptive parents and to determine whether the training for adoptive parents contributes to differences in assessments of competence for parenting, social support, level of preparedness for adoption and level of adoption concerns. The study was conducted online on a sample of 107 prospective adoptive parents (54 who have been involved in education and 53 who have not been involved in education). Participants completed The Parenting Sense of Competence Scale, The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Adoption Concerns Scale, Preadoption Preparation Questionnaire, as well as sociodemographic variables questionnaire and information about education for prospective adoptive parents. Dana analysis has shown that social support and the level of preparedness for adoption are positively associated with sense of competence for parenting. Social support, level of preparedness for adoption and adoption concerns explain 16% of variance in sense of competence for parenting, while social support is the only variable which significantly independently contributes to it. Differences between the groups who have been involved in education and those who have not been involved in education are found only for the level of preparedness for adoption. The group involved in the education estimates itself as better prepared. This research contribued to a better insight into the process of adoption that prospective adopters go through and offered guidelines for further research.

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