Brondzinksy's Stress and Coping Model of Adoption Adjustment

Brodzinsky, a leading theorist in the difficulties of adopted children, suggests a model of adoption adjustment that purports that the initial loss of the biological family and all biological ties, in combination with personality traits, mediated by biological and environmental factors, that lead to an individual's ability to use cognitive appraisal strategies of their situation (is it positive, irrelevant, or stressful) and cope with the stress that may arise based on their assessment, is responsible for the positive or negative adjustment of that person throughout their life. As this theory combines both the biological and environmental factors, do you think it is a fully comprehensive model? Are there other factors that should be more heavily considered?


The Psychology of Adoption by David M. Brondzinsky