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Jamilian H R, Nokani M, Khansari M R, Ajloo M, Doroodgar F, Jamilian M. Personality Profile Investigation of Adoption Applicant Couples in Arak, 2014. J Arak Uni Med Sci 2016; 19 (3) :11-18
URL: http://jams.arakmu.ac.ir/article-1-4128-en.html
1- Department of Psychiatry, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
2- Welfare Organization, Arak, Iran.
3- Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
4- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran. , Mjamilian@yahoo.com
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Background: Adoption has a significant role for strengthening families without children and also resolution of psychological confilicts of unsupervised children. The goal of this study is to assess the psychological status of adoption applicant couples.

Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive- analytic study that is done with cooperation of welfare organization and Arak University of Medical Sciences in 2014. All adoption applicant couples referred to welfare organization for 1 year participated in the study. Data were gathered by using demographic questionnaire and MMPI-II. Data were showed by descriptive statistic and were analyzed by using mean, average and covariance analysis indices.

Results: Mean and standard deviation of all clinical scales and reliability of MMPI-II in all samples and also different subgroups of statistical population were under 65. All applicants had good mental health and psychologically were eligible for adoption. A group of applicants have pretended themselves better than what they are because of the fear of rejection that led to significant difference in k scale(p=0.019).

Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, applicants had good mental health and didn’t have any psychopathologic damage, but sometimes they have pretended themselves better than what they are. Investigation of other diagnostic tools in future studies is recommended.

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Type of Study: Original Atricle | Subject: Obstetrics & Gynocology
Received: 2015/12/13 | Accepted: 2016/04/13

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