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Communication between adoptive parents and their adopted children was examined in a sample of 60 families involved in mediated adoptive relationships. Subjects for this study participated in the Minnesota-Texas Adoption Project, a nationwide study of openness in adoption (Grotevant & McRoy, 1997). The children ranged in age from 4.5 to 12.5 years, with a mean age of 7.8 years. Data were drawn...