Adoption is increasingly understood as a lifelong developmental experience that may influence psychological adjustment through emotional, relational, and identity-related processes. However, research on adopted adults remains limited, particularly in Eastern European contexts. This study compared anxiety and assertiveness among adults raised in adoptive families and those raised in biological families in Georgia.

A comparative cross-sectional design was used with 139 adults, including 56 participants raised in adoptive families and 83 raised in biological families. Anxiety was assessed using the Vladimir Norakidze Anxiety Questionnaire, while assertiveness was measured using the Manuel J. Smith Assertiveness Questionnaire.

The findings showed broadly similar psychological profiles across the two groups. Adults raised in adoptive families did not report significantly higher anxiety, and no meaningful group differences were found in assertiveness. These results suggest that adoption status alone was not associated with greater anxiety or lower assertiveness in this sample.

As one of the first quantitative studies of adopted adults in Georgia, the study provides evidence from an underrepresented cultural context and highlights the importance of considering individual, relational, and contextual factors in psychological assessment and adoption-related support.