Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics and Zero-Order Correlations for Indicator Variables
| Variable | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Age (AD) | |||||||||||||
| 2. Biological sex | .01 | — | |||||||||||
| Adoptive identity (AD) | |||||||||||||
| 3. Flexibility | .24 | .20 | — | ||||||||||
| 4. Depth of exploration | .26 | .19 | .55 | — | |||||||||
| 5. Internal consistency | .26 | .16 | .56 | .76 | — | ||||||||
| Adoptive identity (EA) | |||||||||||||
| 6. Flexibility | .05 | .12 | .22 | .38 | .40 | — | |||||||
| 7. Depth of exploration | −.04 | .08 | .35 | .48 | .44 | .72 | — | ||||||
| 8. Internal consistency | −.01 | .04 | .23 | .38 | .29 | .69 | .73 | — | |||||
| AP facilitation of contact | |||||||||||||
| 9. AM contact | −.04 | −.06 | .10 | .23 | .14 | .29 | .29 | .30 | — | ||||
| 10. AF contact | −.07 | −.05 | .06 | .21 | .14 | .30 | .28 | .31 | .89 | — | |||
| 11. AFAM contact | −.06 | .02 | .11 | .27 | .17 | .28 | .31 | .34 | .90 | .89 | — | ||
| Adoption-related conversation | |||||||||||||
| 12. AM conversation | −.05 | .05 | .09 | .21 | .21 | .14 | .17 | .15 | .28 | .26 | .30 | — | |
| 13. AF conversation | −.03 | .07 | .18 | .24 | .21 | .03 | .20 | .08 | .15 | .18 | .22 | .31 | — |
| M | 15.68 | .48 | 3.32 | 2.49 | 3.45 | 2.79 | 2.94 | 3.06 | 1.92 | 1.81 | 0.98 | 3.54 | 3.18 |
| SD | 1.99 | 0.50 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.93 | 1.20 | 1.27 | 1.26 | 2.37 | 2.27 | 1.18 | 1.04 | 1.18 |
Note. Correlations .15 or greater are significant at p < .05. Correlations greater than .20 are significant at p < .01.
AD = adolescence; EA = emerging adulthood; AP = adoptive parents; AM = adoptive mother; AF = adoptive father; AFAM = adoptive family.