Age at placement and adult adopted people's experience of being adopted

Howe, David, Feast, Julia and Shemmings, David (2001) Age at placement and adult adopted people's experience of being adopted. Child and Family Social Work, 6 (4). pp. 337-349. ISSN 1365-2206

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Abstract

Older age at placement has long been recognized as a risk factor in successful adoption outcomes. The findings of the present study emerged as part of a larger study that looked at the adoption experiences and reunion outcomes of 472 adults who had either searched for or been sought by one or more of their birth relatives. As part of the investigation, adopted adults were asked to evaluate their adoption experience. Age at placement was used as a key variable in examining whether or not adopted people felt different to their adoptive family, felt they belonged in their adoptive family, and felt loved by their adoptive parents while growing up. Respondents were also asked to evaluate their overall experience of being adopted. Older age at placement significantly increased the risk of adopted people viewing major aspects of their adoption experience with either mixed or negative feelings.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Social Work and Psychology (former - to 2012) Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Social Work
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Research on Children and Families
Depositing User:	Nicole Ranaweera
Date Deposited:	10 Dec 2010 15:05
Last Modified:	10 Aug 2023 10:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/16746
DOI:	10.1046/j.1365-2206.2001.00215.x

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