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The literature also addresses the necessity of adequate training for professionals who work with adoptees, adoptive parents, or birth parents. This study examined the adult adoptees' perception of whether the adoptive mother appeared to believe that there were differences between adoptive and biological parenthood. The responses of the adoptees were then examined in relation to the level of empathy received from the adoptive mother and the satisfaction with the adoption experience. The results of the pooled variance t-tests were significant for both empathy and satisfaction. 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