Abstract The formation of an adoption information gap was examined for a group of 169 emerging adults (M = 25.0 years) who were adopted as infants. Participants completed interviews and questionnaires at adolescence and emerging adulthood (late teens to 20s). The Adoption Curiosity Pathway model guided research questions about formation of an adoption information gap, which exists when there is a difference between what an adopted person knows and what he or she desires to know regarding his or her adoption. In addition, specific issues were identified about which emerging adults were curious. Differences in these specific issues were examined across gender and openness arrangement with birth parents at emerging adulthood. The most frequently sought information was medical and health history. Logistic regression analyses revealed that the formation of an adoption information gap, which contains the specific items of curiosity, was more likely for those who were less satisfied with the amount of openness with birth parents during both adolescence and emerging adulthood. Implications for practice are presented.

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注意（信息）差距：新兴的成年收养者想了解他们的亲生父母什么？

摘要 对 169 名被收养为婴儿的新兴成年人（M = 25.0 岁）的收养信息差距的形成进行了研究。参与者在青春期和成年期（十几岁到 20 多岁）完成了访谈和问卷调查。收养好奇心途径模型指导了有关收养信息差距形成的研究问题，当被收养人所知道的与他或她希望了解的收养信息之间存在差异时，就会出现这种差距。此外，还确定了对哪些新兴成年人感到好奇的具体问题。这些具体问题的差异通过性别和与亲生父母在成年期的开放安排进行了审查。最常寻求的信息是医疗和健康史。Logistic 回归分析显示，对于那些对青春期和成年后与亲生父母的开放程度不太满意的人，更可能形成收养信息差距，其中包含好奇心的特定项目。提出了对实践的影响。