The Experience of Adoption (1) A Study of Intercountry and Domestic Adoption from the child's point of view
At age 11, 180 children adopted domestically in the UK or from Romania were interviewed about adoption. Few overall differences were found between groups. Children adopted later from Romania reported more difficulty talking about adoption and feeling different from their families; further analyses suggested their difficulty profiles helped explain these differences.
Limitations: The comparison is observational and does not separate adoption pathway from early adversity and developmental difficulties. These are childhood accounts rather than adult outcomes. The sample overlaps with other ERA publications. Publication relationship: this research was published by BAAF or in its Adoption & Fostering journal, now associated with CoramBAAF, an adoption-sector organisation. Publication does not establish that the organisation conducted the research; readers may take the institutional relationship into account.
- Research type
- Longitudinal study
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Children
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Children
Adoption context: Mixed adoption pathways
Programme: English and Romanian Adoptees Study
Institutional context: Adoption-sector advocacy/service organisation
Publication relationship: this research was published by BAAF or in its Adoption & Fostering journal, now associated with CoramBAAF, an adoption-sector organisation. Publication does not establish that the organisation conducted the research; readers may take the institutional relationship into account.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: adoptee voice, Communication about adoption, identity, intercountry adoption
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United Kingdom
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