Levi, Terese (2012) The Relationship between Hope, Resilience, and Depression in Adult Adoptees. Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
Adoption research to-date has focused on the negative outcomes associated with adoption. Early studies identified the risks posed by adoption, with more recent research investigating the psychological adjustment of adoptees. Adjustment research has predominantly identified higher levels of depressive symptoms in adoptee than non-adoptee samples. The aim of the current study was to examine the relationship between resilience, hope and depression in adult adoptees. A convenience sample of 44 participants (8 males and 36 females) aged between 25 and 64 years completed the Brief Resilience Scale, the Adult Dispositional Hope Scale, and the Depression subscale from the 42 item Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale. Correlation analyses identified a strong negative relationship between hope and depression, a medium negative relationship between resilience and depression, and a strong positive relationship between hope and resilience. Standard multiple regression analyses found that while hope did contribute significantly to the prediction of depression, resilience did not. The results of the current research suggest that hope is a protective factor against depression. The findings suggest that interventions which assist adoptees low in hope, to react positively to the stressors in their lives, would be beneficial for reducing depressive symptoms. Such interventions could aim to assist adoptees low in hope to increase their confidence in their ability to resolve stressful situations, through the development of their coping and problem solving skills. Continued research investigating the relationship between hope, resilience and depression, using a more demographically diverse and gender balanced sample, is encouraged.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Honours) |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Psychology (Up to 30 Jun 2013) |
| Supervisors: | Nola Passmore |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Oct 2025 22:41 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Oct 2025 22:41 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | adoption ; adoptee hope ; adoptee resilience ; adoptee psychological adjustment ; adult adoptee ; adoptee depression |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52504 |
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