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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Adult adoptees"”.
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Adoption : salient experiences of a sample of adult adoptees
… adoption from the subjective viewpoint of adults who were adopted as infants or children. It was based on the working hypothesis that although adoption has universal qualities, there would also be regional, cultural and time-related differences affecting both the practice and experience of …
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Perspectives on the adoption experience from adult adoptees in search of their roots
… the adoption experience from the perspective of adult adoptees has received some attention in the literature on adoption. The literature suggests there are a number of factors that may either detract from or enhance the adoption experience, both for the adoptees and for the adoptive parents. The …
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The search for missing pieces: a grounded theory of adult adoptees' experiences of searching and re-engaging with birth families.
The lived experience of adult adoptees in searching and re-engaging with birth families is an under-researched area, and receives limited focus in social work practice and policy. The aim of this study is to explore both the experience and the impact of searching and re-engaging with birth families …
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A qualitative analysis of how therapists experience the therapeutic relationship with adults who were adopted as infants
Research suggests that adoptees are seen in therapeutic settings in a greater proportion than their prevalence in the general population (Kennedy Porch, 2007). Few studies concentrate on adult adoptees, and those that do mainly focus on adjustment and the search for / reunion with the birth family …
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Development and Assessment of the Adoptee Experiences of Microaggressions Scale (AEMS)
… mental health services at higher rates than non-adoptees (Juffer & van Ijzendoorn, 2005; Keyes et al., 2008). One contributing factor to such symptoms may be their experiences of microaggressions and social stigma (Wegar, 2000). Microaggressions have been defined as "everyday slights, putdowns, …
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A Phenomenological Study of Racialized Experiences of Asian Adopt Adoptees
… of racial and ethnic identity as described by adult Asian adoptees who were transracially and internationally adopted. Particular focus of the study examined the racialization experiences and the relationships between racial and ethnic identity and socialization, and identified key influences …
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Growing up adopted: an examination of adoptees' socialization experiences
… positive and negative remarks made to adult adoptees' while growing up as an adopted person in our culture and their attitudes towards adoption. Our current understanding of adoption adjustment is based on unsupported opinion emanating primarily from theory, which tends to frame …
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Adoption reunion : reclaiming the lost object : a psychoanalytic and object relations approach to understanding the adoptee's experience of reunion with the birth mother
… The qualitative sample is comprised of 8 adult adoptees, who experienced face-to-face reunion with the birth mother, while the quantitative sample is comprised of 207 contacts named in the post adoption register of Cape Town Child Welfare between 1989 and i995. The conclusion drawn from …