Table 1.
Bivariate correlations for covariates, auxiliary variables, and W4 outcome variables.
| Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Age (W4) | - | |||||||||||||
| 2. Education (W4) | .00 | - | ||||||||||||
| 3. Gender | −.06 | .13 | - | |||||||||||
| 4. Negative Exp (W3) | −.35** | −.10 | .03 | - | ||||||||||
| 5. BSI GSI | .11 | −.12 | .14 | .17 | - | |||||||||
| 6. Autonomy | .04 | .06 | −.15 | −.08 | −.45** | - | ||||||||
| 7. Env. Mastery | −.09 | .19 | .03 | −.06 | −.67** | .42** | - | |||||||
| 8. Positive Relations | .09 | .12 | .01 | −.30** | −.53** | .50** | .62** | - | ||||||
| 9. AIS | −.01 | .14 | .18 | −.31** | −.18 | .24* | .26** | .40** | - | |||||
| 10. Positive Affect | .14 | −.00 | −.06 | −.47** | −.29** | .11 | .20* | .29** | .48** | - | ||||
| 11. Negative Exp. (W4) | −.14 | −.12 | .07 | .64** | .27** | −.19 | −.13 | −.30** | −.42** | −.51** | - | |||
| 12. Desirability | .02 | −.14 | −.04 | −.05 | −.13 | .06 | .08 | .15 | .21* | .18 | −.07 | - | ||
| 13. Satisfaction | −.11 | .12 | −.12 | −.03 | −.14 | .04 | .25* | .18 | .05 | .19 | −.09 | .23* | - | |
| 14. Being Placed | .03 | .03 | −.17 | −.33** | −.39** | .13 | .31** | .39** | .31** | .63** | −.38** | .26** | .35** | - |
| Mean | 31.43 | 7.14 | - | 1.57 | 51.02 | 40.00 | 40.09 | 44.19 | 43.69 | 4.26 | 1.52 | 3.80 | 3.84 | 4.36 |
| Standard Deviation | 2.05 | 1.64 | - | .52 | 14.25 | 7.44 | 8.75 | 7.76 | 5.93 | .72 | .42 | .97 | .99 | .77 |
Note. Total sample size at W4 was n = 112. Gender was available for all 190 adopted persons. Negative Experiences at W3 was available for 155 adopted emerging adults. Negative Exp = Negative Experiences; BSI GSI = Brief Symptom Inventory Global Severity Index; Env Mastery = Environmental Mastery; AIS = Adoptive Identity Scale.
**
p < .01;
*
p < .05