Abstract Veritably, many adoptees have experienced trauma. In fact, the very nature of being adopted can be traumatic for some young people. While it is imperative that adoptive parents have the requisite knowledge about trauma to help adoptees deal with this issue, studies that examine this knowledge are nominal, at best. This exploratory cross-sectional study investigated adoptive parents’ (N = 206) perceived and actual knowledge about child trauma. All participants had adopted at least one child from the public child welfare system. Results indicate dissonance between participants’ perceived trauma knowledge and actual trauma knowledge. Further, data suggest that individuals who have had trauma training are more likely to inaccurately assess their actual knowledge about trauma. After a brief review of literature, this paper will explicate findings from this study and discuss salient implications derived from the findings.

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调查养父母的儿童创伤知识：一项探索性研究

摘要 的确，许多被收养者都经历过创伤。事实上，被收养的本质对一些年轻人来说可能是一种创伤。虽然养父母必须具备必要的创伤知识以帮助被收养者处理这个问题，但检查这些知识的研究充其量只是名义上的。这项探索性横断面研究调查了养父母（N = 206）对儿童创伤的感知和实际知识。所有参与者都至少从公共儿童福利系统收养了一名儿童。结果表明参与者感知的创伤知识与实际创伤知识之间存在不一致。此外，数据表明，接受过创伤训练的人更有可能不准确地评估他们对创伤的实际知识。简单查阅文献后，