ABSTRACT
The current study investigated how engagement in cultural activities impacted transracial adoptive parent satisfaction with adoption, closeness with child, and child academic outcomes. Data from the National Survey of Adoptive Parents were analyzed to expand upon previous studies. Confirmatory factor analyses were used to determine a “cultural activities” variable that consisted of five items. Results of regression analyses demonstrated significant associations between cultural activities and parent satisfaction with adoption, cultural activities and closeness with child, and cultural activities and child academic performance. A cultural receptivity process model informs the advocacy of cultural activity engagement in transracially adoptive families.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
Data availability statement
The data described in this article are openly available in the Open Science Framework at DOI:10.17605/OSF.IO/TPA6U.