Life Stories of International Romanian Adoptees: A Narrative Study
Ten adults adopted from Romania described their life stories in interviews. Narrative analysis traced how they described their adoption, developed a sense of self, sought information and negotiated Romanian and adoptive-country identities. The accounts included varied ways of relating these identities and using social media to explore origins.
Limitations: Nine participants were women; all were aged 21–28 and recruited through social media. Only three lived in Britain; five lived in America, one in the Netherlands and one in Australia. Findings are not specifically England/Wales results. Accounts are retrospective and cannot estimate prevalence or causal effects.
- Research type
- Qualitative narrative study
- Source reviewed
- Full text
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Adults
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Adults
Adoption context: Intercountry adoption from Romania
Programme: McKail Romanian-adoptee life-story study
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified from metadata reviewed. Funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited; this is not confirmation of institutional independence.
Bibliographic screening. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: adoptee voice, digital contact, identity, intercountry adoption, Records and origins, search
Review scope: Source checked: Full text. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: International sample including Britain (3 of 10)
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