Female adoptees' perceptions of contact with their birth fathers: satisfactions and dissatisfactions with the process
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Article Title | Female adoptees' perceptions of contact with their birth fathers: satisfactions and dissatisfactions with the process |
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ERA Journal ID | 40380 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Passmore, Nola L. (Author) and Chipuer, Heather M. (Author) |
Journal Title | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry |
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry: interdisciplinary approaches to mental health and social justice | |
Journal Citation | 79 (1), pp. 93-102 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2009 |
Place of Publication | Hoboken, NJ. United States |
ISSN | 0002-9432 |
1939-0025 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1037/a0014954 |
Abstract | Qualitative data were analyzed to identify factors associated with adoptees’ satisfactions or dissatisfactions in their contact experiences with their birthfathers. Participants were 17 women who had been adopted prior to two years of age and had subsequently met their birthfathers. All women completed a questionnaire and seven also took part in a semi-structured interview. Four main themes were identified that affected satisfaction with contact: birthfathers’ attributes and behavior, adoptees’ attributes (e.g., expectations), behavior of others (e.g., birthmother, birthfather’s family, and adoptive parents), and circumstances of the conception and relinquishment. The implications of these findings for members of the adoption triangle and those providing post-adoption services are discussed. |
Keywords | adoptees; adoption; birthfathers; birth fathers; birthparents; birth parents; reunion; family contact |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520199. Applied and developmental psychology not elsewhere classified |
520599. Social and personality psychology not elsewhere classified | |
441001. Applied sociology, program evaluation and social impact assessment | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Psychology |
Griffith University |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9z001/female-adoptees-perceptions-of-contact-with-their-birth-fathers-satisfactions-and-dissatisfactions-with-the-process
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