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- Title
Age at placement and adult adopted people's experience of being adopted.
- Authors
Howe D; Shemmings D; Feast J
- 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.
- Publication
Child & Family Social Work, 2001, Vol 6, Issue 4, p337
- ISSN
1356-7500
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1365-2206.2001.00215.x