Adopted children and young people’s views on their life storybooks: The role of narrative in the formation of identities
Researchers interviewed 20 children and young people adopted from care in England about their life story books. Themes concerned the story told about their lives, identity and openness in communication. Children discussed honesty, gaps in their histories, treasured possessions and opportunities to talk about adoption.
Limitations: Twenty children and young people provided qualitative accounts; the findings do not measure intervention effectiveness or represent all adoptees. The summary uses the article abstract, not an assessment of the complete paper. A companion publication reports adopters’ perspectives. The research was conducted jointly by the University of Bristol and Coram, an organisation providing adoption services. Readers may take that institutional relationship into account when interpreting the findings.
- Research type
- Qualitative study
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Mixed
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: mixed
Adoption context: Domestic adoption / adoption from care
Programme: Coram–Bristol life storybooks research
Institutional context: Adoption service provider / adoption-sector organisation
The research was conducted jointly by the University of Bristol and Coram, an organisation providing adoption services. Readers may take that institutional relationship into account when interpreting the findings.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: adoptee voice, communicative openness, England, identity, life stories, life story work, origins
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: England
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