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Being Adopted and LGBTQ: An Autoethnographic Study of Intersectionality Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Anonymous
Adolescence is a time when youth explore their sexuality and gender identity. With the current increase in individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ), it is li...
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Long-Term Follow-Up of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) with Adolescent Adoptees Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Emily J. Helder, Frances X. Bailey, Ana Li Warners, Chloe Vallance
The present study sought to demonstrate the long-term impacts of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS; Laugeson et al., 2010) among adolescent adoptees strugglin...
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Experiences of Adoptive Parents and Their Support Workers Accessing Remotely Delivered Therapeutic Support via the Adoption Support Fund during COVID-19: A Service Evaluation Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Ellie Shepherd, Jack Purrington, Alastair Barnett
This service evaluation explored experiences of adoptive parents and support workers accessing videoconferencing-based therapeutic support. Adoptive parents from 18 families who accessed remote the...
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Correction Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-14
Published in Adoption Quarterly (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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The Experiences of Foster Carers’ Birth Children of Living in Fostering Families: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Eimear Mannion, David McCormack, Treasa O’Brien, Holly McSpadden, Ciara Downes, Rhiannon N. Turner
The task of foster care impacts all members of the fostering family, not least the birth children of foster carers. This systematic review provides a qualitative evidence synthesis of the experienc...
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A Systematic Review on the Impact of ASFA on the Outcomes of Children and Birth Families Involved in the Foster Care System Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Abigail Rose Lindner, Ryan Hanlon
Following PRISMA guidelines, this systematic review assessed the impact of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA) on the foster care population; adoption, reunification, and TPR rates; a...
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“There’s Not Even a Rule Book.”: Motivations and Advice from Motivations from Parents Who Raise Internationally Adopted Children Living with HIV Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Sarah X. Alger, Elena Granowsky, Yaphet Bryant, Rosemary Olivero, Cynthia D. Fair
Few resources are available for U.S. families pursuing internationally adopted children living with HIV (IACH). Forty-four parents of IACH participated in interviews centered on adoption motivation...
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An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Lived Experience of Concurrent Caring Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-10-15 Eimear Mannion, David McCormack, Ciara Downes, Rhiannon N. Turner
Concurrent carers are individuals approved as both foster carers and adopters for children in care. These carers have a child placed with them while reunification with the child’s birth parents is ...
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Walking toward Adoption: A Critical Analysis of the PRI Program in Chile Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Irene Salvo Agoglia, Catherine LaBrenz
Evidence shows that adoption is primarily a beneficial measure to ensure relational permanency for children who cannot return to their birth family. At the same time, it is one of the most radical ...
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Treatment Considerations for Indigenous/First Nations Adopted Young Adults Placed with Dominant Culture Families Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-09-24 Sandra Paulsen, Shelley Pompana Spear Chief
This article reviews the history, cultural features and issues that therapists and researchers need to be aware of in working with and for Indigenous adoptees. It discusses areas to cover in assess...
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Psychosocial Factors Associated with Coparenting Support among Brazilian Adoptive Parents Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Mônica Sperb Machado, Carla Regina Santos Almeida, Sarah Jane Schoppe-Sullivan, Patricia Santos da Silva, Giana Bitencourt Frizzo
Abstract This study analyzed psychosocial factors associated with coparenting support among Brazilian adoptive parents. 148 Brazilian adoptive parents aged 20 to 55 years (M = 39.16; SD = 6.89), and primarily heterosexual (87.76%), responded to an online survey. Descriptive, bivariate and multiple linear regression analyses were performed. Symptoms of common mental disorders were negatively correlated
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Anti-Adopterism as Resistant Knowledge: An Autoethnographic Case Study of Colorblind Distortions in Transracial and International Adoption Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-08-28 Seungmi L. Cho
Abstract This autoethnography presents my adoption as an object lesson in the normalization of racism. I highlight the epistemological conflict between race consciousness and colorblindness–where in pursuit of being a “good daughter,” I rejected myself to accept my white adoptive family. Clinically, these experiences are diagnosed as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder; however, I locate
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Identity Development in Transracially Adopted Asian/American College/University Students Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Nicholas Hartlep, Daniel Suda, Kevin Wells, Katherine Robershaw, Shelby Williams
Abstract The experience of adopted college/university students and young adults, and their unique challenges in understanding the development of their personal identities, is an important topic for research and clinical practice with adopted people. This paper examines college and university students’ understanding of how their life experiences of being born Asian but being raised in a non-Asian adoptive
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Crafting Identity out of Uncertainty: Narratives of Israeli Adults Adopted as Infants Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-08-11 Limor Lotan, Charles W. Greenbaum, Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia
Abstract The present qualitative study examined the identity of 24 adults adopted as infants in Israel in closed adoptions who searched for their biological families. Previous research has shown that adoption-related uncertainty (ARU) may be characteristic of adoptees. Based on Erikson’s (1968 Erikson, E. H. (1968). Identity: Youth and crisis. Norton. [Google Scholar]) theory of identity formation
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A Preliminary Evaluation of an Adoption-Focused Group Intervention for Families Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Kathryn J. Murray, Breanna M. Williams, Lillian Blanchard, Felicia Gibson, Mary Kate Humphrey
Abstract The current study describes a preliminary evaluation of the Learning and Empowerment for Adoptive Families (LEAF) workshop. This workshop is offered to adoptive families to enhance communication about adoption, cope with strong emotions, and build social connection. The current study includes data from 26 participating parents of 21 children. Participants’ report of adoption-related beliefs
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To Search or Not to Search? Transnational Adopted Individuals’ Reflexive Accounts on Searching for First Parents Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-08-09 Heidi Ruohio
Abstract Although ties between an adopted child and their first parents are ruptured, both adopted persons and their first parents are often interested in each other’s lives. This qualitative study explores how transnational adopted persons reflexively deliberate on whether to search for first family members. These reflexive deliberations are conceptualized as internal conversations and explored from
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A Phenomenological Exploration of Korean Adoptees’ Multiple Minority Identities Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-08-09 Jared Utley, Ruth Chu-Lien Chao
Abstract Korean adoptees undergo events that impact the salience and development of multiple minority identities over time. Eight Korean adoptees completed two semi-structured interviews. Using an interpretative phenomenological approach, seven superordinate themes were identified: Coping with Adoption; Experiences Around Visiting Korea; Identity; Mental Health; Minority Distress; Reactions to Participation;
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Improvement in Emotional Bond and Parental Satisfaction among Participants of an Online Training Program for Adoptive Parents Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-08-07 Roberta Stefanini Machemer, Patricia Santos da Silva, Lara Naddeo, Liziane Guedes, Sofia Sebben, A. P. H. Santos, Giana Bitencourt Frizzo
Abstract Adoption: Beginning of New Bonds is a six-week online parenting program specifically designed to enhance Parental Reflective Functioning (PRF) with the goal of improving Emotional bond, parental satisfaction, and reducing general and parental stress levels. In 2021, a pilot study of this program was conducted with 30 Brazilian couples who had adopted one or two children aged up to five years
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Specific Developmental and Clinical Considerations for Working with Adolescents and Young Adults in Kinship Adoption Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-07-22 Suzanne Rutti
Abstract This article provides background information about kinship care, including defining terms and explaining placement decision-making. The benefits and unintended consequences of kinship placements are explored. Clinical interventions to support adolescents and young adults in kinship care are discussed, using two case studies that are integrated throughout the article.
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ICAR7 Special Issue: New Perspectives on Adoption Research Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-07-05 Laura Ferrari, Rosa Rosnati, Sonia Ranieri
This Special Issue includes nine original, empirical papers selected from the 7th International Conference on Adoption Research. In the interest of disseminating the new empirical knowledge and sci...
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Post-Adoption Contact Experiences of Birth Mothers Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-07-03 Donna M. Aguiniga, Elissa E. Madden, Bonni Goodwin, Scott Ryan
This research examines the post-adoption experiences of 223 birth mothers who relinquished a child for adoption in the United States post-1989. This analysis relied on quantitative data collected f...
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Communication about Origins and Search in Adoption: A Parental Perspective Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Nerea Martín, Daniel Felipe Barrera-Aguilera, Susana Corral
Abstract Adoptive parents’ role is to accompany their children in the process of integrating issues occurred before the adoption, so that adoptees reach a meaningful narrative. This research explored adoptive parents’ perspective on communication about origins and search. Thirty adopters with children between 14 and 26 years old took part in interviews analyzed following Thematic Analysis. Results
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Relationships without Borders: Clinical Considerations for Search & Contact with First Families Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Samantha L. Wilson, Sarah G. Kurtzahn
Abstract The search for connections with first family members is considered a normative part of adoptee development and not a reflection of adoptive family conflict or individual psychopathology. Knowledge about one’s first family, with consideration for the potential of ongoing relationships, can be of psychological importance to the adopted person. The implications for first family members in the
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How Does My Sibling’s Experience with Origins Impact My Own? A Phenomenological Approach among Young Adult Adoptees Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Nerea Martín, Susana Corral
The few studies that have focused on studying sibling relationships have identified dynamics between siblings as an important aspect for adoptees, due to its formative influences. This research exp...
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Sleep Disturbance, Emotion Lability/Negativity, and Behavioral Difficulties in a Sample of Internationally Adopted Children Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Kristin M. Aho, Morgan Daugherty, Angela D. Staples, Elisa Esposito, Jamie M. Lawler
Abstract Although internationally adopted children experience elevated sleep problems and psychosocial difficulties, little research has evaluated predictors and correlates of sleep issues in this population. The current study aims to address gaps in current research by examining associations between pre-adoptive risk, sleep disturbance, emotion lability/negativity, and internalizing and externalizing
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Special Issue of Adoption Quarterly: Voices from the Adoption Field Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Victor Groza
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Mediating Role of the Child’s Temperament on the Relationship Between Mother/Father’s Adoptive Parenting and Adoptee’s Social Skills: Hybrid Dyadic Analyses Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Joana Soares, Maria Barbosa-Ducharne, Jesús Palacios
Adoption provides a unique opportunity to study the concurrent effect of child’s biology-based characteristics and environmental influences on the adoptees’ development. Herein, two Hybrid Dyadic M...
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Navigating Microaggressions and Family Belonging as French Intercountry Adoptees Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Seungmi Lee, Ellen E. Pinderhughes, Laurie C. Miller, Marie Odile Pérouse de Montclos
Intercountry adoptees (ICAs) face life-long challenges within their ecological contexts that warrant exploration. Adoptees’ visible adoptions make them susceptible to microaggressions. This study e...
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Differentiation of Self in Adult Adoptees in Spain: The Role of Family Functioning, Adoption Communication, and Age at Placement Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Jesús Oliver, Ana Berástegui
This study analyzes differentiation of self in adult adoptees and its relationship with family functioning and adoption communication in the adoptive family and with some sociodemographic and adopt...
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Relations between Children’s and Parents’ Behavior in Adoptive Families – A Longitudinal Analysis Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-04-18 I. Bovenschen, F. Hornfeck, S. Kappler
Despite decades of research on adopted children’s development, little research has examined the mutual relationship between children’s and parents’ post-adoption behavior. The current study used da...
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Sibling Co-placement as a Protective Factor: A Mixed Method Study on the Impact of Sibling Placement on Adolescent Adoptees’ Emotional and Behavioral Development Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-04-12 Saul Hillman, Nahed Lajmi, Miriam Steele, Jill Hodges, John Simmonds, Jeanne Kaniuk
Abstract The present study aimed to explore the impact of either being separated or adopted with sibling(s) on adolescent adoptees’ emotional and behavioral development. Through a mixed method design, the study aimed to explore whether sibling placement had an effect on adolescents’ internalizing and externalizing problems, as well as on the way they express and regulate their emotions in conflictual
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Marital and Parental Relationships in Adoptive and Nonadoptive Families: The Mediating Role of Coparenting Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-04-12 Sonia Ranieri, Laura Ferrari, Francesca Danioni, Rosa Rosnati
In the adoption field, there is evidence that parent–child relationship quality represents a crucial source of resilience for families. However, little is still known about the variables that may i...
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Beyond the Family Fostering Experience: A Qualitative Study on the Perceptions of the Self and One’s Own History in Italian Care Leavers Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-04-06 Fabiola Bizzi, Paola Cardinali, Donatella Cavanna, Laura Migliorini
Research on the subjective experience of transitioning to adulthood among young people aging out of foster care is scarce. Accordingly, this study investigated 26 Italian care leavers’ self and per...
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The Search for Origins by the Adopted Children: The Perspective of Adoptive Mothers in the Italian Context Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Barbara Cordella, Rossini Susanna, Paola Elia, Matteo Reho, Alessandro Gennaro
Abstract The present study examined Italian adoptive mothers’ perspective about Adoptee Searching for their Origins. 37 adoptive mothers were interviewed. Interviews were analyzed through an automated method for content analysis combining a combining Cluster Analysis and Correspondence Analysis. In their whole the results highlight the difficulty encountered by mothers who seem to chase a model of
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Motivations to Adopt Transracially in South Africa Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Jean Luyt, Leslie Swartz
Abstract Motivation to adopt transracially is under-researched in the South African context. This paper reports on qualitative psycho-social research, using the life stage model to investigate motivation to adopt in 26 transracially adoptive families, interviewed in focus groups and family interviews. Results indicate that the decision to adopt is complex, and influenced by opportunities and obstacles
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Post-Adoption Service Provision: A Scoping Review Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-02-15 Jennifer Penner
Abstract The need for post-adoption support is critical; however, access or availability of competent support is limited. By conducting a scoping review, this study’s purpose was to strengthen the understanding of historic and current post-adoption support. The literature search identified 540 articles. After analysis, 27 studies met the eligibility criteria for review. Extracted themes from the review
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Liberating Our Ancestors, Finding Ourselves: Colombian Transnational Adoptee First Family Reunion Experiences Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-02-01 Susan F. Branco, Sanna Stella, Amelia Langkusch
Abstract Information about transnational adoptee search and reunions with first families is limited. Less is known about how adult Colombian transnational adoptees engage in and experience search and reunion. To address this gap in research the current explanatory study explored the first family reunion experiences of 17 adult Colombian transnational adoptees within a liberation psychology framework
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Mental Health Struggles among Norwegian International Adoptees Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-01-30 Kjersti Grinde Satish
Abstract This article explores mental health struggles experienced by international adoptees. A series of 26 qualitative retrospective interviews with international adoptees in Norway, aged 21–34 at the time of interview, shows how a considerable number of these adoptees experienced profound mental health issues, particularly depressive symptoms. The findings suggest that struggles relating to mental
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A Scoping Review and a Critical Analysis of the International Adoption Research Field in the Social Sciences Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-01-16 Sara Séguin-Baril, Marie-Christine Saint-Jacques
Abstract Many researchers study international adoption. However, to date, no systematic analysis has been conducted to characterize this field in the social sciences, in terms of disciplinary origins, methodological approaches and theories used. Therefore, it is difficult to obtain an overall picture of basic trends and of marginal or even incomplete ones. This situation can slow down the development
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Profiles of Adoptee Adjustment in Young Adulthood Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-01-16 Anna W. Wright, Dongwei Wang, Harold D. Grotevant
Abstract The developmental stage of young adulthood, the period from one’s late 20s through 30s, has grown in attention and research focus among general populations. However, little is known about the adjustment of adopted individuals during this phase. The present study sought to expand our understanding of the various patterns of adoptee adjustment in young adulthood. Latent profile analysis was
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The Paradoxes of Closed Stranger Adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-01-04 Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll, Denise Blake, Alison Dixon
Abstract Transracial adoptees continually navigate the paradoxes of adoption, which arise in bio-normative and racialized contexts. “Being-adopted-and-Māori” was explored with 15 Māori adult adoptees. Hermeneutic phenomenological analysis revealed experiences of adoptive and racial “differentness,” centered around four key paradoxes: “as if born to”; the lived experience of transracial adoption; post-reunion
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The National Adoption System and Child Protection in Guatemala: Looking Back and Examining the Today Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-12-30 Carmen Monico, Karen S. Rotabi-Casares, Kelley M. Bunkers
Abstract This article discusses the evolution of adoption policy and practices in Guatemala from the 1990s to 2021. The authors synthesized own research and analyzed adoption scholarship and reports and organized that history in three distinct periods: (1) conflict years (1966–1996) when mostly Guatemalan military families and associates adopted stolen children, (2) post-conflict and millennium adoption
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Co-Sleeping, Regressive Parenting, and Onset of Punishment as Predictors of Child Adjustment 5 Years After International Adoption: An Empirical Evaluation of Controversial Practices in Popular Adoption Manuals Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-12-27 Marjorie Lindner Gunnoe, Emily J. Helder
Abstract Co-sleeping, regressive parenting, and punishment in the first year post-adoption were used to predict externalizing, internalizing, attachment disturbances, and full-scale IQ at 5 years post-adoption for 38 children adopted internationally at ages 0 through 11. Co-sleeping predicted less internalizing. Regressive parenting predicted fewer attachment disturbances and lower IQ in older children
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Caregiver-Child Interaction in Children Placed into Different Types of Russian Families following an Institutional Intervention Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-12-22 Rifkat J. Muhamedrahimov, Ekaterina V. Shabalina, Oleg I. Palmov, Natalia V. Nikiforova
Abstract The current study examined whether interventions in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, institutions for infants (Baby Homes) that increased caregiver sensitivity (Training Only) or both caregiver sensitivity and consistency (Training plus Structural Changes: T + SC) versus care as usual (No Intervention: NoI), and the type of post-institutional (PI) families (Relatives versus Non-Relatives)
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Use of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) Intervention to Improve Social Skills and Peer Relationships among Adolescent Adoptees Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-12-22 Emily J. Helder, Tami Rigterink, Stacia Hoeksema, Rachel Cush, Corey Mettler, Lynnae Guffie
Abstract The present study evaluated the efficacy of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) among 45 adolescent adoptees who were struggling with peer relationships. Results revealed improvements in adolescent social knowledge, friendship quality, satisfaction with social relationships, and self-concept, an increased number of peer get-togethers, and reductions in
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Transnational Adoption: A Curse or a Blessing? The Psychosocial Impact of Malpractices in Transnational Adoption on Adoptees Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-12-20 Julia Villanueva O’Driscoll, Yana Jaspers, Niels Vanspauwen
Abstract For decades, transnational adoption has been applied as a valuable measure for children in need of a family home, and for families to fulfill their child wish. The Hague Adoption convention (1993) was established to legally safeguard these processes. However, over the years, denouncements of illegal adoptions and malpractices arose. Notwithstanding, a lack of research giving overview of these
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Intergenerational Voices of Adoption: Family Stories of Adoptees and Their Adult Children Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-12-14 Vanessa Bork, Janelle Kwee, Krista Socholotiuk
Abstract Little is known about adoptees’ experiences through adulthood. Individuals sometimes make sense of their heritage, and come to understand and express themselves in their unique voices, through storytelling. Five mother-child(ren) dyads and triads participated. The mothers had been adopted in infancy and raised by an adoptive family. Their biological child(ren) had grown up aware their mother
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Single Adoptive Parents and Their Adoptee Adolescents: Building Parenting Competencies and Secure Attachments Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-12-12 Samta P. Pandya
Abstract Single adoptive parents and their adoptees who transition into adolescence are likely to face several challenges. This article reports the impact of a WhatsApp-based spiritual education lessons (SEL) intervention on bolstering parenting competencies and secure attachments of single adoptive parents-adoptee adolescent dyads (Npre-test = 86; Npost-test = 76). An active control group based experimental
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What Do Teachers Know about Adoptive Families, and How Do They Use It to Serve Adopted Children? Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-12-10 Abbie E. Goldberg, Harold Grotevant
Abstract Little is known about how teachers learn about the adoptive status or background of their students, or how they use this information. This mixed-methods study examined U.S. teachers’ experiences with obtaining and using information about children’s adoptive status and background. Data were gathered via an online survey. Respondents were 207 K-12 teachers, paraprofessionals, and other school
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The Importance of Perceived Discrimination and Pre-Adoption Risk for Mental Health Problems among Young Adult Internationally Adopted Students in Norway Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-09-09 Kristin Gärtner Askeland, Mari Hysing, Børge Sivertsen
The research on mental health problems in adult international adoptees is limited, and while perceived discrimination has been related to increased psychological distress, less is known about its i...
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Concurrent Planning: Understanding the Placement Experiences of Resource Families Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-05-30 Erum Nadeem, Austin J. Blake, Jill M. Waterman, Audra K. Langley
Abstract Concurrent planning is a process by which all options for permanency are considered simultaneously for children in foster care. Children are placed with caregivers (resource parents) who are open to adoption if reunification with birth parents does not occur. This quantitative study explored resource parents’ perceptions of the concurrent planning process via surveys at two time points. Participants
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The Birth Parents’ Representation by Prospective Adoptive Parents Couples Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-05-30 Ondina Greco, Ivana Comelli, Serena Pietragalla
Abstract The research presented is a qualitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study, with a multi-methodological structure. The sample is composed by 25 prospective adoptive parents couples (n = 50 subjects) who show an initial interest in adoption. The research results indicate that the representation by the prospective adoptive parents is a crucial one, in many cases characterized by a significant
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The Yin & Yang of Belonging: A Phenomenological Study of Adult Korean Adoptees’ Attachment Styles in Romantic Relationships Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2021-11-22 Shawyn C. Domyancich-Lee
Abstract Much of the extant body of adoption research focuses on children and adolescents, especially from an attachment perspective. While there is emerging research on adult attachment, very little focuses on adoptees. In this qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were used with 22 adult Korean adoptees about their experiences in romantic relationships. Thematic analysis revealed two themes
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The Pilot of a Therapeutic Family Camp Intervention to Improve Adoptive Family Functioning Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2021-11-19 Jana L. Hunsley, Rachel D. Crawley, Casey D. Call
Abstract The trauma-related emotional and behavioral struggles of adopted children can affect the adoptive family system due to the emotional interdependence of families. To meet the needs of adoptive families, a two-weekend therapeutic family camp intervention was developed from an existing 2-3 week camp model for adopted children called Hope Connection®. The current study examined the preliminary
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The Challenges and Resources of Adoptive and Long-Term Foster Parents of Children with Trauma Histories: A Mixed Methods Study Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2021-09-22 Karen Caplovitz Barrett, Abby Audrey Polly-Almanza, Rebecca Orsi
Abstract Adoption can be an important protective factor for foster children; however, if adoptive parents are not adequately prepared to deal with trauma-based difficulties, such children remain at risk for negative outcomes. The present study used mixed methods to access the lived experiences of parents adopting children from foster care. Results indicated that adopted children’s behavioral difficulties
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Theory and Development of the Diasporic Identity Scale with Adopted Korean Americans Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2021-09-12 Adam Y. Kim, Xiang Zhou, Richard M. Lee
Abstract Drawing upon diaspora scholarship and social identity theory, we propose a new psychological construct – diasporic identity – to capture how transnationally adopted individuals draw meaning from their migrations, the communities that they construct, and their relationships with their homeland. We describe the development of a new self-report measure – the Diasporic Identity Scale (DIS) – to
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The Hidden Side of Adoption in Catalonia: When Adoption Breaks down Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2021-09-21 Lourdes García-Tugas, Jorge Grau-Rebollo
Abstract Rates of adoption breakdown have often been underestimated in international adoption. While several relevant studies have been published in Spain, there is no research addressing this issue in the autonomous community of Catalonia, which has been one of the main centers of international adoption in Spain since the 1990s. Our research provides specific data on this phenomenon and identifies
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Academic Achievement and Postsecondary Educational Attainment of Domestically and Internationally Adopted Youth Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2021-09-19 Eric M. Anderman, Seung Yon Ha, Xingfeiyue Liu
Abstract Adopted youth often do not achieve in school as well as their non-adopted peers. We used data from the High School Longitudinal Study to examine high school and postsecondary achievement outcomes in adopted youth. We compared outcomes for domestically adopted youth, internationally adopted youth, and non-adopted youth. Results indicate that domestically adopted youth have lower grade point
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A Phenomenological Exploration of Adoptive Parent Experiences of Support During the Adoption Process Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2021-09-16 Deena Shelton, Corinne Wehby Bridges
Abstract Children who age out of foster care face adjustments and mental health issues at higher rates than their peers, but those who are adopted have the opportunity to heal from previous trauma and experience better outcomes. To create healthy family systems for adopted children, adoptive parents need support and guidance as they personally adjust and help their children adjust to a new family system
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Name Reclamation for Transracial Korean Adoptee Returnees in the United States and Europe Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2021-09-15 Jason D. Reynolds (Taewon Choi), Chiroshri Bhattacharjee, Megan E. Ingraham, Bridget M. Anton
Abstract This qualitative study explored the experiences of transracial Korean adoptee returnees who were born in Korea, separated from their biological families, raised in the United States and three European countries by White families, and given an Anglicized or Germanic name at the time of their adoption. This study focused on participants’ journeys of reclaiming their Korean birth names and the