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.
Affleck
M K
MK
School of Psychology, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia.
Steed
L G
LG
D000300:Adoption / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009042:Motivation; D012718:Set, Psychology