Table 2.
Within Family Comparisons: ANOVA Results of Comparing Mean Family Interactions Across Adopted and Nonadopted Adolescents in the Same Family
| Self-report of interactions |
Observer report of interactions |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adopted adolescentsa | Nonadopted adolescentsb | F | p | ES | Adopted adolescentsa | Nonadopted adolescentsb | F | p | ES | |
| Adolescent to mother | ||||||||||
| Warmth, support | 37.49 (6.0) | 40.91 (5.3) | 8.13 | <.05 | −.50 | 11.56 (3.6) | 13.03 (3.6) | 8.15 | <.05 | −.49 |
| Conflict | 24.21 (6.7) | 19.84 (6.4) | 13.42 | <.05 | .65 | 4.21 (3.0) | 3.77 (2.7) | 0.34 | .56 | .10 |
| Adolescent to father | ||||||||||
| Warmth, support | 36.73 (6.6) | 39.13 (5.9) | 1.60 | .21 | −.22 | 11.44 (3.4) | 12.58 (3.6) | 4.54 | <.05 | −.40 |
| Conflict | 23.40 (7.1) | 19.96 (6.3) | 7.69 | <.05 | .49 | 3.79 (2.5) | 3.34 (2.5) | 0.95 | .33 | .18 |
| Mother to adolescent | ||||||||||
| Warmth, support | 41.8 (4.5) | 43.41 (3.9) | 8.59 | <.05 | −.50 | 16.83 (4.5) | 17.19 (4.4) | 0.25 | .62 | −.09 |
| Control | 17.44 (1.6) | 17.74 (1.5) | 0.22 | .64 | −.08 | 5.42 (1.2) | 5.37 (1.4) | 0.67 | .42 | .14 |
| Conflict | 22.55 (6.7) | 19.55 (5.9) | 11.27 | <.05 | .57 | 2.81 (1.7) | 2.70 (1.5) | 0.20 | .66 | .08 |
| Father to adolescent | ||||||||||
| Warmth, support | 40.05 (4.6) | 40.82 (5.0) | 2.22 | .14 | −.29 | 15.17 (4.3) | 15.09 (4.0) | 0.00 | .97 | .01 |
| Control | 17.63 (1.8) | 17.75 (1.7) | 0.67 | .41 | .15 | 5.29 (1.5) | 5.37 (1.3) | 0.02 | .88 | .03 |
| Conflict | 24.21 (5.4) | 22.12 (6.5) | 2.03 | .16 | .27 | 3.03 (2.3) | 2.88 (2.2) | 0.26 | .61 | .10 |
Note. n = 123 for all groups.