Measuring Attitudes toward Open Adoption: Spanish Validation of the Open Adoption Scale
Background: Open adoption is a kind of adoption in which some degree of communication is formalized between the biological family and the adopted child or adoptive family. The present study analyzes the psychometric properties of the Spanish adaptation of the Open Adoption Scale, an instrument that...
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| author | Ana Berástegui Jesús Oliver Susana Corral Carles Perez-Testor Irene Calvo Judith Lorente-De-Sanz Mireia Sanz Scott D. Ryan |
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| description | Background: Open adoption is a kind of adoption in which some degree of communication is formalized between the biological family and the adopted child or adoptive family. The present study analyzes the psychometric properties of the Spanish adaptation of the Open Adoption Scale, an instrument that assesses various negative attitudes toward open adoption. Method: The study involved 440 participants of both sexes who completed a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Open Adoption Scale. An exploratory factor analysis was performed with half of the sample and a confirmatory factor analysis with the other half. Results: High internal consistency indices were observed. Furthermore, an exploratory factor analysis and a confirmatory factor analysis supported construct validity. Finally, the strong relationships observed between the scale and four myths about the absence of benefits of open adoption supported convergent validity. Conclusions: The results support using the Spanish version to assess attitudes toward open adoption. Assessing attitudes toward open adoption is essential to implementing it, selecting candidates, and evaluating training processes for technicians and families. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-880a933046a54921bacf5d26376bb61b2025-02-06T10:50:15ZengColegio Oficial de Psicólogos de MadridAnuario de Psicología Jurídica1133-07402174-05422025-02-0135435110.5093/apj2025a311320559Measuring Attitudes toward Open Adoption: Spanish Validation of the Open Adoption ScaleAna Berástegui0Jesús Oliver1Susana Corral2Carles Perez-Testor3Irene Calvo4Judith Lorente-De-Sanz5Mireia Sanz6Scott D. Ryan7Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid , Spain, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, Spain;Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid , Spain, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, Spain;Deusto University, Bilbao , Spain, Deusto University, Bilbao, Spain;Ramon Llull University, Barcelona , Spain, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain;University Polyclinic CEU San Pablo, Madrid , Spain, University Polyclinic CEU San Pablo, Madrid, Spain;Ramon Llull University, Barcelona , Spain, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain;Begoñako Andra Mari Teacher Training University College, BAM, in partnership and accredited by the University of Deusto, Spain, Begoñako Andra Mari Teacher Training University College, BAM, in partnership and accredited by the University of Deusto, Spain;The University of Texas at Arlington, FL , USA, The University of Texas at Arlington, FL, USABackground: Open adoption is a kind of adoption in which some degree of communication is formalized between the biological family and the adopted child or adoptive family. The present study analyzes the psychometric properties of the Spanish adaptation of the Open Adoption Scale, an instrument that assesses various negative attitudes toward open adoption. Method: The study involved 440 participants of both sexes who completed a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Open Adoption Scale. An exploratory factor analysis was performed with half of the sample and a confirmatory factor analysis with the other half. Results: High internal consistency indices were observed. Furthermore, an exploratory factor analysis and a confirmatory factor analysis supported construct validity. Finally, the strong relationships observed between the scale and four myths about the absence of benefits of open adoption supported convergent validity. Conclusions: The results support using the Spanish version to assess attitudes toward open adoption. Assessing attitudes toward open adoption is essential to implementing it, selecting candidates, and evaluating training processes for technicians and families. https://journals.copmadrid.org/apj/art/apj2025a3 attitudesopen adoptionadoptive familybiological familyvalidation |
| spellingShingle | Ana Berástegui Jesús Oliver Susana Corral Carles Perez-Testor Irene Calvo Judith Lorente-De-Sanz Mireia Sanz Scott D. Ryan Measuring Attitudes toward Open Adoption: Spanish Validation of the Open Adoption Scale Anuario de Psicología Jurídica attitudes open adoption adoptive family biological family validation |
| title | Measuring Attitudes toward Open Adoption: Spanish Validation of the Open Adoption Scale |
| title_full | Measuring Attitudes toward Open Adoption: Spanish Validation of the Open Adoption Scale |
| title_fullStr | Measuring Attitudes toward Open Adoption: Spanish Validation of the Open Adoption Scale |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring Attitudes toward Open Adoption: Spanish Validation of the Open Adoption Scale |
| title_short | Measuring Attitudes toward Open Adoption: Spanish Validation of the Open Adoption Scale |
| title_sort | measuring attitudes toward open adoption spanish validation of the open adoption scale |
| topic | attitudes open adoption adoptive family biological family validation |
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