Adoption openness and adoption stigma: a retrospective study of adult adoptees
Fourteen adult adoptees were interviewed about openness and adoption-related challenges. Themes included secrecy, expectations for open communication, stigma and adoption microaggressions. Participants supplied their own accounts of how adoption is discussed and socially experienced.
Limitations: Small qualitative sample; not intended to estimate prevalence.
- Research type
- Qualitative interviews
- Source reviewed
- Full text
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Adults
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Adults
Adoption context: Mixed
Programme: Not recorded
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified in the bibliographic material screened. This is not confirmation of institutional independence; affiliations, funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited.
Bibliographic screening. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: adoption stigma, adult adoptees, communication, identity, microaggressions, secrecy
Review scope: Source checked: Full text. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: International / Europe
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- Adoptee involvement
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Entry: study_565b0ec0e39557c2