Expectations and experiences of participants in ongoing adoption reunion relationships: a qualitative study.
Expectations of the adoption reunion process, responses to disappointments, and factors that influence reunion outcomes are investigated in a qualitative study of ten adult adoptees and ten birthmothers. Themes derived from interviews with participants are analyzed and explored, and implications for clinical practice and research are presented.
School of Psychology, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia.
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Affleck
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Steed
D000300:Adoption / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009042:Motivation; D012718:Set, Psychology