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Although adoption significantly improves developmental outcomes, it remains unclear whether socio\u2010cognitive vulnerabilities observed in children persist in adulthood. This preregistered study aimed to explore (a) socio\u2010cognitive catch\u2010up in adult adoptees, and (b) predictors of reflective functioning (RF) in adulthood with a particular focus on attachment and interpersonal trust. Sixty\u2010eight individuals were followed from infancy to adulthood. Adoptees did not differ from nonadoptees in RF in adulthood (Cohen's\n                    <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.07, 95% CI [\u22120.43, 0.57]), and age at adoption was not associated with RF (\n                    <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.02,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.917). Cross\u2010sectionally, RF was significantly correlated with dismissing (\n                    <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u2009\u22120.58,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and preoccupied states of mind (\n                    <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.29,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.017). Attachment in infancy (strange situation), preschool (attachment story completion task), and adolescence (child attachment interview) did not predict RF in adulthood. Interpersonal trust in adolescent and adult friendships was not associated with RF in adulthood. Overall, the findings suggest recovery in socio\u2010cognitive development among adoptees with early institutional care and indicate that early attachment may not linearly predict RF. 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