ERIC Number: EJ1467642
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Publication Date: 2025-Jan
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ISSN: ISSN-0165-0254
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Measuring Communication Openness within Adoptive Families: The Psychometric Properties of the Multi-Informant Adoption Communication Openness Scale
Sonia Ranieri1; Michela Zambelli2; Laura Ferrari2; Semira Tagliabue2; Rosa Rosnati2; David Brodzinsky3
International Journal of Behavioral Development, v49 n1 p89-99 2025
This study investigates the psychometric properties of the Adoption Communication Openness (ACO) Scale. Following a multi-informant approach, the study considered four versions of the ACO Scale to assess the child's perception of adoption communication openness with both mother and father and the mother's and father's perceptions of communication with the child. The validation sample included 331 Italian families, with an internationally adopted child (12-18 years). The factorial structure of the ACO Scale was evaluated through confirmatory factor analyses, leading to a mono-factorial structure with good reliability for all four versions of the scale. Evidence of full cross-relational invariance and partial cross-informant invariance was obtained, as well as convergent and criterion validity. Results confirmed the psychometric properties of the multi-informant ACO Scale in the Italian context and indicated it as a particularly suitable measure to investigate family members' perceptions of their levels of communication openness regarding adoption.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adoption, Adolescents, Parents, Parent Student Relationship, Family Relationship, Communication (Thought Transfer), Mothers, Fathers, Father Attitudes, Mother Attitudes, Adolescent Attitudes, Psychometrics, International Programs, Test Validity, Confidentiality, Confidential Records, Disclosure
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Identifiers - Location: Italy
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Author Affiliations: 1Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore–Piacenza, Italy; 2Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore–Milano, Italy; 3Rutgers University–The State University of New Jersey, USA