Family Context and Searching Among Internationally Adopted Adolescents: A Normative Process in a Heterogeneous Group - Softcover

Matthews Jessica A.K.; Miller Laurie C.; Pinderhughes Ellen E.

 
9783659744761: Family Context and Searching Among Internationally Adopted Adolescents: A Normative Process in a Heterogeneous Group
Softcover
ISBN 10: 365974476X ISBN 13: 9783659744761
Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2015

Inhaltsangabe

Searching is the term used to describe the phenomenon wherein an adoptee attempts to find their family of origin. Search rates vary by study, but not all adopted people consider searching. Previous research has explored personal attributes, descriptive characteristics, and some familial contextual factors that may contribute to the desire to search. However, the literature on searching is limited, dated, and has not focused on international or adolescent adoptees. The current study provides a newer understanding of the family context and its relation to searching among internationally adopted adolescents through secondary data analysis and a Systems framework. Results indicated that no relation exists between family ecology variables and the adoptee’s desire to search. This aligns with more current research that suggests searching is a normative process of identity development and does not reflect pathological functioning of the adoptee or adoptive family. Limitations and considerations for future research are discussed

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Searching is the term used to describe the phenomenon wherein an adoptee attempts to find their family of origin. Search rates vary by study, but not all adopted people consider searching. Previous research has explored personal attributes, descriptive characteristics, and some familial contextual factors that may contribute to the desire to search. However, the literature on searching is limited, dated, and has not focused on international or adolescent adoptees. The current study provides a newer understanding of the family context and its relation to searching among internationally adopted adolescents through secondary data analysis and a Systems framework. Results indicated that no relation exists between family ecology variables and the adoptee's desire to search. This aligns with more current research that suggests searching is a normative process of identity development and does not reflect pathological functioning of the adoptee or adoptive family. Limitations and considerations for future research are discussed

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Verlag
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum
2015
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
365974476X
ISBN 13 
9783659744761
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
60
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