Abstract “Fa'a'amu” is a type of adoption commonly found in French Polynesia involving open, informal adoption arrangements, in which the child maintains ties to the family of origin. Although the function that child circulation plays in Oceanic societies has been widely documented by anthropologists, the implications of fa'a'amu at the individual level have yet to be examined. To address this gap, an exploratory qualitative study was conducted to 1) examine the lived experiences of adults who were fa'a'amu as children, and 2) identify experiences and characteristics associated with positive psychosocial and mental health outcomes in adulthood. The sample consisted of 22 Tahitian adults, who had been fa'a'amu during childhood. Applying a developmental and attachment lens, we explored how participants experienced relationships with birth and adoptive families, and how being fa'a'amu impacted their sense of well-being, attachment, identity, and belonging. Data was collected through The Adult Attachment Interview and the Fa'a'amu Experience Interview, which were coded using thematic analysis. Factors associated with positive outcomes in adulthood included early age at adoption, sensitive fa'a'amu parents, positive or benign relationships with birth parents, and respect between fa'a'amu and birth families. Factors associated with emotional distress included late age at adoption, abandonment and rejection, exploitative fa'a'amu parents, and conflict between birth and fa'a'amu families.

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大溪地“fa'a'amu”亲属关怀体验的定性研究

摘要 “Fa'a'amu”是法属波利尼西亚常见的一种收养方式，涉及公开、非正式的收养安排，其中儿童与原籍家庭保持联系。尽管儿童循环在海洋社会中发挥的作用已被人类学家广泛记录，但 fa'a'amu 在个人层面的影响还有待研究。为解决这一差距，进行了一项探索性定性研究，以 1) 检查作为儿童的 fa'a'amu 成年人的生活经历，以及 2) 确定与成年后积极的社会心理和心理健康结果相关的经历和特征。样本包括 22 名大溪地成年人，他们在童年时期是 fa'a'amu。应用发展和附加镜头，我们探讨了参与者如何体验与出生家庭和收养家庭的关系，以及成为 fa'a'amu 如何影响他们的幸福感、依恋、身份和归属感。数据是通过成人依恋访谈和 Fa'a'amu 体验访谈收集的，这些访谈使用主题分析进行编码。与成年期积极结果相关的因素包括收养年龄过早、敏感的 fa'a'amu 父母、与亲生父母的积极或良性关系以及 fa'a'amu 与出生家庭之间的尊重。与情绪困扰相关的因素包括收养年龄晚、被遗弃和拒绝、剥削性的 fa'a'amu 父母以及出生家庭和 fa'a'amu 家庭之间的冲突。amu 影响了他们的幸福感、依恋感、认同感和归属感。数据是通过成人依恋访谈和 Fa'a'amu 体验访谈收集的，这些访谈使用主题分析进行编码。与成年期积极结果相关的因素包括收养年龄过早、敏感的 fa'a'amu 父母、与亲生父母的积极或良性关系以及 fa'a'amu 与出生家庭之间的尊重。与情绪困扰相关的因素包括收养年龄晚、被遗弃和拒绝、剥削性的 fa'a'amu 父母以及出生家庭和 fa'a'amu 家庭之间的冲突。amu 影响了他们的幸福感、依恋感、认同感和归属感。数据是通过成人依恋访谈和 Fa'a'amu 体验访谈收集的，这些访谈使用主题分析进行编码。与成年期积极结果相关的因素包括收养年龄过早、敏感的 fa'a'amu 父母、与亲生父母的积极或良性关系以及 fa'a'amu 与出生家庭之间的尊重。与情绪困扰相关的因素包括收养年龄晚、被遗弃和拒绝、剥削性的 fa'a'amu 父母以及出生家庭和 fa'a'amu 家庭之间的冲突。与成年期积极结果相关的因素包括收养年龄过早、敏感的 fa'a'amu 父母、与亲生父母的积极或良性关系以及 fa'a'amu 与出生家庭之间的尊重。与情绪困扰相关的因素包括收养年龄晚、被遗弃和拒绝、剥削性的 fa'a'amu 父母以及出生家庭和 fa'a'amu 家庭之间的冲突。与成年期积极结果相关的因素包括收养年龄过早、敏感的 fa'a'amu 父母、与亲生父母的积极或良性关系以及 fa'a'amu 与出生家庭之间的尊重。与情绪困扰相关的因素包括收养年龄晚、被遗弃和拒绝、剥削性的 fa'a'amu 父母以及出生家庭和 fa'a'amu 家庭之间的冲突。