Birthmothers and Subsequent Children: The Role of Personality Traits and Attachment History

Author: Carr M.J.¹

Source: Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, Volume 9, Number 4, October 2000 , pp. 339-348(10)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

Fifty-five women who had surrendered their first child for adoption and went on to have subsequent children, and 32 women who had surrendered their first child for adoption and did not have more children were given the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R) and the Attachment History Questionnaire. Women who had more children scored significantly higher on the Extroversion scale of the NEO-PI-R. Women who did not have more children were more apt to never marry and, when there was marriage, more apt to divorce. Women who had more children reported more pressure from family to relinquish their child. Attachment History Questionnaire results showed women who did not have more children reported “Friends” as significant support figures more often than women who did have more children.

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: Antioch University Counseling Center, Los Angeles, CA. 2143 Old Topanga Canyon Rd., Topanga, CA 90290; mjcarr51@aol.com.

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