Recent reforms in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, prioritise adoption over long-term foster care. While previous research has examined motivation to foster, less is known about the interest by the general public in adoption from out-of-home care. A general sample of the NSW public (N = 1030) completed an online survey about adoption practices and their willingness to consider adopting from out-of-home care, with background questions on perceived social support and life satisfaction. Barriers to pursuing adoption were identified, including concerns about the characteristics of the child related to their experiences of care and personal impacts including financial costs. Availability of post-adoption supports was viewed positively as increasing interest in adoption. General Linear Model univariate analyses identified that likelihood of considering adoption was primarily predicted by younger age, knowing someone who had been adopted as a child, actively practicing religion, living in the city rather than a regional area and higher life satisfaction. Customised marketing campaigns can target people more likely to consider adoption, with messages that resonate with their social and psychological characteristics. There is also a need for policy changes to ensure adequate provision of post-adoption support.

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澳大利亚新南威尔士州一般公众对从户外护理中收养儿童的看法和动机

澳大利亚新南威尔士州 (NSW) 最近的改革将收养优先于长期寄养。虽然以前的研究已经检查了养育的动机，但人们对公众对从户外护理收养的兴趣知之甚少。新南威尔士州公众的一般样本（ñ= 1030) 完成了一项关于收养实践的在线调查，以及他们是否愿意考虑从户外护理中收养，以及关于感知社会支持和生活满意度的背景问题。确定了寻求收养的障碍，包括对与照顾经历和个人影响（包括财务成本）相关的儿童特征的担忧。收养后支持的可用性被积极地视为对收养的兴趣增加。通用线性模型单变量分析表明，考虑收养的可能性主要由年龄较小、认识小时候被收养的人、积极信奉宗教、住在城市而不是偏远地区以及更高的生活满意度来预测。定制的营销活动可以针对更有可能考虑采用的人，其信息与他们的社会和心理特征产生共鸣。还需要改变政策，以确保提供足够的收养后支持。