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Attachment in donor conception: curiosity, search, and contact

Lozano, Elizabeth Barlow

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Title
Attachment in donor conception: curiosity, search, and contact
Author(s)
Lozano, Elizabeth Barlow
Issue Date
2018-07-20
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Fraley, R. Chris
Department of Study
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Level
Thesis
Date of Ingest
2018-09-27T16:34:25Z
Keyword(s)
  • curiosity
  • identity
  • attachment
  • donor conception
Abstract
Donor conceived (DC) people represent a unique population with atypical family structures. The present study examined whether individual differences in attachment predict adults’ self-reported curiosity about their donor conception identity, as well as attempts to find the donor and establish contact. Data were collected from 488 donor conceived people from the Donor Sibling Registry (DSR). People who were high in attachment-related anxiety were more curious than others about their donor conception. Despite this curiosity, however, highly anxious people were more disengaged from donor conception and were not more likely than others to search for or have made contact with their donor. These findings suggest that insecure attachment – in particular, attachment anxiety – may contribute to peoples’ willingness to incorporate donor conception into their identities.
Graduation Semester
2018-08
Type of Resource
text
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© 2018 Elizabeth Barlow Lozano

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