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Altruism as a Characteristic of Individuals Who Intend to Adopt

Altruism as a Characteristic of Individuals Who Intend to Adopt. Heather Buford Hanover College. Introduction: Literature . Possible link between altruism and adoptive parents; e.g, study of adoptive parents of Mother Theresa’s orphanages (Goodman & Kim, 1999) However, that study

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Altruism as a Characteristic of Individuals Who Intend to Adopt

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  1. Altruism as a Characteristic of Individuals Who Intend to Adopt Heather Buford Hanover College

  2. Introduction: Literature • Possible link between altruism and adoptive parents; e.g, study of adoptive parents of Mother Theresa’s orphanages (Goodman & Kim, 1999) • However, that study • had a limited population • was based on interpretation of open-ended questionnaires and interviews

  3. Introduction: Literature, cont’ • Research on the Big Five personality factors shows a positive correlation between empathy/attachment and agreeableness (Ashton, Paunonen, Helmes, & Jackson; 1998) • Thus, the field of psychology is in need of research on the personality characteristics of adoptive parents

  4. Hypotheses • Individuals with an intention to adopt will be more altruistic, more agreeable, more open to experience, more extraverted, more conscientious, and more emotionally stable

  5. Method: Participants • Volunteers at adoption fair in Louisville • Volunteers from faculty, staff, and students at Hanover College • n=20 • 14 females, 6 males • 21-65 years (M=38.9)

  6. Method: Materials • Demographics questionnaire • 1-item scale for intention to adopt included on demographics • “I intend to adopt a child some day.” • 5-point Likert scale; 1=strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree • Two measures, which were counterbalanced

  7. Method: Materials, cont’ • Altruism scale • 20 items, 5-point Likert scale • “I have done volunteer work for a charity;” 1=never, 5=very often

  8. Method: Materials, cont’ • Big Five Inventory • Measures agreeableness, extraversion, openness to experience, conscientiousness, and emotional stability • 44 items, 5-point Likert scale • “I see myself as someone who is talkative;” 1=disagree strongly, 5=agree strongly

  9. Method: Procedure • Recruited participants at an adoption fair and on campus • Participants read consent form, filled out demographics and the two measures, and received debriefing sheet • Data were analyzed for relationships using correlations, ANOVAs, and Multiple Regression

  10. Results: Relationships Between Personality Factors and Intention to Adopt • An Analysis of Variance indicated that altruism and the Big Five Factors positively predicted intention to adopt (F(7, 12)=2.53, p<.10) • A Multiple Regression Analysis indicated that altruism significantly predicted intention to adopt (R2=.60, p<.10)

  11. Discussion • Study supported hypothesis that those participants with an intention to adopt would be more altruistic than those participants who do not intend to adopt • Low power • Future research

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