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The student, Elizabeth Lozano, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2018-07-20 at 12:52. This Thesis was approved for publication on 2018-07-20 at 13:10. DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #12953 on 2018-09-27 at 11:19:45 Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-27T16:34:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 LOZANO-THESIS-2018.pdf: 591198 bytes, checksum: dd76563028bdc6cc2ca4f773542a2f6a (MD5) LICENSE.txt: 4213 bytes, checksum: 55796d18e55f946a7d9e6e17072c9329 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-07-20 Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 107835 Lift date: 2020-09-27T16:34:29Z Reason: Author requested U of Illinois access only (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD system U of I Only Restriction Lifted for Item 107835 on 2020-09-28T09:15:08Z. application/pdf Fraley, R. Chris Lozano, Elizabeth Barlow 2018-09-27T16:34:25Z 2018-09-27T16:34:25Z 2020-09-28T09:15:08Z 2018-07-20 2018-08 Donor conceived (DC) people represent a unique population with atypical family structures. The present study examined whether individual differences in attachment predict adults’ self-reported curiosity about their donor conception identity, as well as attempts to find the donor and establish contact. Data were collected from 488 donor conceived people from the Donor Sibling Registry (DSR). People who were high in attachment-related anxiety were more curious than others about their donor conception. Despite this curiosity, however, highly anxious people were more disengaged from donor conception and were not more likely than others to search for or have made contact with their donor. These findings suggest that insecure attachment – in particular, attachment anxiety – may contribute to peoples’ willingness to incorporate donor conception into their identities. Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2020-08-01 The student, Elizabeth Lozano, accepted the attached license on 2018-07-20 at 12:44. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/101735 en © 2018 Elizabeth Barlow Lozano curiosity identity attachment donor conception Attachment in donor conception: curiosity, search, and contact text text Psychology Psychology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Thesis M.S.