Dear friends, Stephen Bell, Assoc. Professor of Psychology at Berry College, GA, has kindly mailed me a copy of his study that involved LLL families whose children are now ages 18 - 25. If you wish a complete copy of the study (draft) e-mail me privately. It is VERY interesting. . . I particularly found the differences in moral reasoning very enlightening. Norma Escobar, LLLL Abstract: This paper examines the possible long term effects of responsive parenting as defined by Ainsworth (1971) as sensitive, cooperative, acceptance and accessible. The investigation analyzed and compared the results from three tests of adjustment that were given to the adult offspring (ages 17 - 29) of the responsively parented group and a control group. The three tests of adjustment were: Quality of Life Questionnaire, Defining Issues Tests (moral reasoning), and Psychap (happiness scale). It was found that the experimental group scored significantly higher (t=2.2<.05) on the Quality of Life Questionnaire, scored higher on the Psychap, and reasoned at a significantly higher level on the Defining IssuesTest.