Community attitudes toward adoption in Italy: the role of stereotypes and emotional reactions

Cinzia Novara; Laura Ferrari; Lavinia Barone; Davide Dragone; Chiara Oldani; Rosa Rosnati

doi:10.1177/10664807241251427

Community attitudes toward adoption in Italy: the role of stereotypes and emotional reactions

Cinzia Novara^*
, Laura Ferrari
, Lavinia Barone
, Davide Dragone
, Chiara Oldani
, Rosa Rosnati

^*Corresponding author

University of Palermo
University of Pavia
University of Bologna
Tuscia University

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The article explores the attitudes toward the adoption of a representative sample of the Italian population. Focusing on the sociodemographic factors, stereotypes, and feelings about adoption, this study investigates whether and to what extent they can shape attitudes toward adoption. A large sample of 1,003, Italian adults was used in the study. The participants were asked to complete a self-report questionnaire. A series of hierarchical regression models were conducted to examine the relative contributions of factors to explain the Italian's perception of the adoptive family. Results suggest that cognitive and affective processes may significantly contribute to explaining the community's attitudes toward adoption.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-9
Number of pages	9
Journal	THE FAMILY JOURNAL
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807241251427
Publication status	Published - 2024

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Social Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Keywords

Italy
adoption
attitudes
hierarchical logistic regression
perception of differences
stereotypes

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