Peculiarities of value systems of candidate adoptive parents

摘要

The aim of the study was to reveal the peculiarities of value systems of persons who decided to adopt a child. 70 candidate adoptive parents aged from 21 to 57 (M=36) - 43 women and 27 men - took part in the study. The KVS-3 Questionnaire (part 1) by D. Kashirsky was employed.The results showed that the most significant values for Russian persons at the time of the decision on adoption of a child are responsibility for themselves and close people, and life harmony, less significant are freedom, independence, enjoying the beauty. The candidates' judgments in assessing the values of love, family life and responsibilities were characterized with categoricalness and may be considered as a risk factor for future adoptive family and, therefore, should be considered by support services for adoptive families starting from the stage of work with candidates in foster parents.