Pub Date : 2021-09-19DOI: 10.1080/10926755.2021.1978025
Eric M. Anderman, S. 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 averages. Internationally adopted youth were less likely to enroll in four-year postsecondary institutions than were non-adopted youth.
{"title":"Academic Achievement and Postsecondary Educational Attainment of Domestically and Internationally Adopted Youth","authors":"Eric M. Anderman, S. Ha, Xingfeiyue Liu","doi":"10.1080/10926755.2021.1978025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10926755.2021.1978025","url":null,"abstract":"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 averages. Internationally adopted youth were less likely to enroll in four-year postsecondary institutions than were non-adopted youth.","PeriodicalId":45383,"journal":{"name":"Adoption Quarterly","volume":"25 1","pages":"326 - 350"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46536086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-16DOI: 10.1080/10926755.2021.1976336
Deena Shelton, C. 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. Previous research has emphasized child identifiers rather than parent influence in efforts to understand adoption success and failure. In this transcendental phenomenological study, adoptive parents provided their lived experiences of support during the adoption process. The results were analyzed using the descriptive phenomenological psychological method and the results were framed using an adapted version of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model. The results offered experiences of support at all 4 levels of the ecological model and provided a framework to use for future research to understand the influences of the sources of support and a guideline for agencies and counselors to use when serving adoptive families. The results can aid in the proactive development of training and support services for adoptive families and provide information for professionals by offering insight into the nontraditional structure of adoptive families.
{"title":"A Phenomenological Exploration of Adoptive Parent Experiences of Support During the Adoption Process","authors":"Deena Shelton, C. Bridges","doi":"10.1080/10926755.2021.1976336","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10926755.2021.1976336","url":null,"abstract":"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. Previous research has emphasized child identifiers rather than parent influence in efforts to understand adoption success and failure. In this transcendental phenomenological study, adoptive parents provided their lived experiences of support during the adoption process. The results were analyzed using the descriptive phenomenological psychological method and the results were framed using an adapted version of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model. The results offered experiences of support at all 4 levels of the ecological model and provided a framework to use for future research to understand the influences of the sources of support and a guideline for agencies and counselors to use when serving adoptive families. The results can aid in the proactive development of training and support services for adoptive families and provide information for professionals by offering insight into the nontraditional structure of adoptive families.","PeriodicalId":45383,"journal":{"name":"Adoption Quarterly","volume":"25 1","pages":"212 - 243"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48182890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-15DOI: 10.1080/10926755.2021.1978024
Redmond Reams
Abstract Lifebooks are a crucial resource for children in the child welfare system. Lifebooks help these children know about and reflect on their history, both as children and for the rest of their lives. As a result, lifebooks are required in many jurisdictions around the world yet there is little data about their actual utilization rate. This study gathered surveys from 196 foster or adoptive parents and child welfare caseworkers and documented a 56% usage rate of lifebooks. Further analyses especially noted an association between the presence of a lifebook and the influence of actively involved foster parents, both in the transition planning and in the relationship with the adoptive parent.
{"title":"Lifebooks in Child Welfare: Why Isn’t a Great Idea Used More Often?","authors":"Redmond Reams","doi":"10.1080/10926755.2021.1978024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10926755.2021.1978024","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Lifebooks are a crucial resource for children in the child welfare system. Lifebooks help these children know about and reflect on their history, both as children and for the rest of their lives. As a result, lifebooks are required in many jurisdictions around the world yet there is little data about their actual utilization rate. This study gathered surveys from 196 foster or adoptive parents and child welfare caseworkers and documented a 56% usage rate of lifebooks. Further analyses especially noted an association between the presence of a lifebook and the influence of actively involved foster parents, both in the transition planning and in the relationship with the adoptive parent.","PeriodicalId":45383,"journal":{"name":"Adoption Quarterly","volume":"25 1","pages":"70 - 79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42992032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-15DOI: 10.1080/10926755.2021.1976338
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 various influences that factored into this decision. Data were collected from in-depth, semi-structured interviews (in-person or via Skype) and coded using grounded-theory methods that integrated a constructivist-interpretivist and critical epistemological paradigm . Participants (N = 12) were transracial Korean adoptees with ages ranging from 22 to 42 years (M = 32.67 years) who were between 0 and 88 months (M = 22.33 months) at the time of adoption, all of whom had returned to Korea. Results from the interviews revealed 11 axial categories and 2 overarching selective categories related to the name reclamation process: (a) name reclamation was part of a larger identity development process; (b) factors that prevented or slowed the name reclamation process. Limitations and future areas of research are discussed.
{"title":"Name Reclamation for Transracial Korean Adoptee Returnees in the United States and Europe","authors":"Jason D. Reynolds (Taewon Choi), Chiroshri Bhattacharjee, Megan E. Ingraham, Bridget M. Anton","doi":"10.1080/10926755.2021.1976338","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10926755.2021.1976338","url":null,"abstract":"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 various influences that factored into this decision. Data were collected from in-depth, semi-structured interviews (in-person or via Skype) and coded using grounded-theory methods that integrated a constructivist-interpretivist and critical epistemological paradigm . Participants (N = 12) were transracial Korean adoptees with ages ranging from 22 to 42 years (M = 32.67 years) who were between 0 and 88 months (M = 22.33 months) at the time of adoption, all of whom had returned to Korea. Results from the interviews revealed 11 axial categories and 2 overarching selective categories related to the name reclamation process: (a) name reclamation was part of a larger identity development process; (b) factors that prevented or slowed the name reclamation process. Limitations and future areas of research are discussed.","PeriodicalId":45383,"journal":{"name":"Adoption Quarterly","volume":"25 1","pages":"245 - 282"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45588776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-12DOI: 10.1080/10926755.2021.1976334
Cherith Langenhoven, A. P. Greeff
Abstract This qualitative study explored perspectives on adoption of 12 searching adult adoptees. A thematic analysis resulted in four meta-themes: (1) Optimistic adoption views, beliefs and values, (2) the integral role of the adoptive family in adoption, (3+) the effects of adoption, and (4) perceptions of adoption in society. These findings indicate that adoption is a good alternative to substitute, foster or institutional care. All participants believed in the positive nature of adoption and the possibility of positive adoption outcomes. However, a positive adoption experience may be dependent on the adoptees’ access to their biological history, the absence of abuse, and open communication about adoption.
{"title":"Adult Adoptees’ Perspectives on Adoption: A South African Perspective","authors":"Cherith Langenhoven, A. P. Greeff","doi":"10.1080/10926755.2021.1976334","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10926755.2021.1976334","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This qualitative study explored perspectives on adoption of 12 searching adult adoptees. A thematic analysis resulted in four meta-themes: (1) Optimistic adoption views, beliefs and values, (2) the integral role of the adoptive family in adoption, (3+) the effects of adoption, and (4) perceptions of adoption in society. These findings indicate that adoption is a good alternative to substitute, foster or institutional care. All participants believed in the positive nature of adoption and the possibility of positive adoption outcomes. However, a positive adoption experience may be dependent on the adoptees’ access to their biological history, the absence of abuse, and open communication about adoption.","PeriodicalId":45383,"journal":{"name":"Adoption Quarterly","volume":"25 1","pages":"185 - 211"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42186299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-12DOI: 10.1080/10926755.2021.1976337
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 assess this construct, and we provide initial psychometric evidence for it using a sample of transnationally adopted Korean American adolescents (N = 117). The DIS comprises two dimensions: solidarity (r =.90) and homeland attachment (r =.88). Diasporic solidarity is a sense of within-group empathy and emphasizes community building; homeland attachment captures a desire to return to the homeland and for cultural roots. Exploratory factor analysis supports the two-factor structure. We also provide initial evidence for convergent, discriminant, and concurrent validity. Supplemental data for this article is available online at
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Pub Date : 2021-04-06DOI: 10.1080/10926755.2021.1908472
S. Steenrod
Abstract In 2018, the Ethiopian Parliament closed its intercountry adoption program. Momentum to end the program followed reports of adoption-related exploitation including the abduction and sale of children, falsification of documentation, bribing of officials, inaccurate testimonies, and false promises to birth families. The Ethiopian Parliament also cited concerns over the identity and psychological problems of adoptees as contributing factors to the ban. This paper explores how adoptive parents, with knowledge of exploitation in their own adoptions, are responding emotionally and pragmatically. Qualitative analysis of interview data provides insight into how adoptive parents communicate about and integrate referral and emergent adoption narratives in the service of healthy identity development in adopted children.
{"title":"The Legacy of Exploitation in Intercountry Adoptions from Ethiopia: “We Are All One Family Now”","authors":"S. Steenrod","doi":"10.1080/10926755.2021.1908472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10926755.2021.1908472","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In 2018, the Ethiopian Parliament closed its intercountry adoption program. Momentum to end the program followed reports of adoption-related exploitation including the abduction and sale of children, falsification of documentation, bribing of officials, inaccurate testimonies, and false promises to birth families. The Ethiopian Parliament also cited concerns over the identity and psychological problems of adoptees as contributing factors to the ban. This paper explores how adoptive parents, with knowledge of exploitation in their own adoptions, are responding emotionally and pragmatically. Qualitative analysis of interview data provides insight into how adoptive parents communicate about and integrate referral and emergent adoption narratives in the service of healthy identity development in adopted children.","PeriodicalId":45383,"journal":{"name":"Adoption Quarterly","volume":"25 1","pages":"109 - 137"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10926755.2021.1908472","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44042869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-04-03DOI: 10.1080/10926755.2020.1833392
A. Underhill, V. L. Kennedy, Johanna Lewis, M. Loutfy
Abstract There is limited research exploring the experiences of people living with HIV (PLWH) who have pursued/successfully adopted children. We aimed to gain a deeper understanding of such experiences by analyzing six interviews with PLWH using thematic analysis. In this paper, we highlight three themes: Understanding the Adoption Process, Desire for Caseworker-Client Transparency, and Framing Health and Wellbeing. While most of the findings are relevant for all people navigating the adoption system, there are clear complexities in the process due to HIV stigma. We consider the key takeaways and offer recommendations for adoption service providers, governing bodies, and future research.
{"title":"“I Just didn’t Think they Would Because of My Status…”: Experiences of People with HIV within the Ontario Adoption System","authors":"A. Underhill, V. L. Kennedy, Johanna Lewis, M. Loutfy","doi":"10.1080/10926755.2020.1833392","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10926755.2020.1833392","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract There is limited research exploring the experiences of people living with HIV (PLWH) who have pursued/successfully adopted children. We aimed to gain a deeper understanding of such experiences by analyzing six interviews with PLWH using thematic analysis. In this paper, we highlight three themes: Understanding the Adoption Process, Desire for Caseworker-Client Transparency, and Framing Health and Wellbeing. While most of the findings are relevant for all people navigating the adoption system, there are clear complexities in the process due to HIV stigma. We consider the key takeaways and offer recommendations for adoption service providers, governing bodies, and future research.","PeriodicalId":45383,"journal":{"name":"Adoption Quarterly","volume":"24 1","pages":"101 - 127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10926755.2020.1833392","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41313755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-03-30DOI: 10.1080/10926755.2021.1910393
Jagriti Gangopadhyay, Kartik Mathur
Abstract Infertility is emerging to be a key health concern in urban India. As a result, infertile couples in urban India tend to rely on assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) for a child. Several media reports have highlighted that infertile couples in urban India intend to adopt a child only when all possibilities of becoming biological parents have been exhausted. Several studies have examined the relationship between infertility and assisted reproductive technologies in urban India. However, there is limited academic scholarship on the attitudes of infertile couples toward the adoption of children in India. Adopting a qualitative lens and using the functionalist theoretical framework the present study examines the different factors that shape the perceptions toward child adoption among infertile couples in urban Goa, India. In the process, the study also reflects on the intersections between infertility and gender role fulfillment among these couples to understand the lived experience of infertility on a regular basis.
{"title":"Examining Lived Experiences of Infertility and Perceptions Toward the Adoption of Children in Urban India","authors":"Jagriti Gangopadhyay, Kartik Mathur","doi":"10.1080/10926755.2021.1910393","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10926755.2021.1910393","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Infertility is emerging to be a key health concern in urban India. As a result, infertile couples in urban India tend to rely on assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) for a child. Several media reports have highlighted that infertile couples in urban India intend to adopt a child only when all possibilities of becoming biological parents have been exhausted. Several studies have examined the relationship between infertility and assisted reproductive technologies in urban India. However, there is limited academic scholarship on the attitudes of infertile couples toward the adoption of children in India. Adopting a qualitative lens and using the functionalist theoretical framework the present study examines the different factors that shape the perceptions toward child adoption among infertile couples in urban Goa, India. In the process, the study also reflects on the intersections between infertility and gender role fulfillment among these couples to understand the lived experience of infertility on a regular basis.","PeriodicalId":45383,"journal":{"name":"Adoption Quarterly","volume":"24 1","pages":"229 - 249"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2021-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10926755.2021.1910393","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47283765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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