The current study is a psychoanalytic reading of the clinical material arising from ongoing developmental research into international adoption within the framework of the Attachment Adoption Research Network (AAARN). The primary objective of the study is to verify whether the severity of deprivation experienced preadoption is a risk factor for narcissistic identity pathologies in adolescence with regard to international adoption. A grounded theory approach is used to identify a set of qualitative variables, which are later quantitatively assessed. The findings are discussed in terms of both qualitative and quantitative results and suggest the greater presence of chronic somatic troubles and observable signs of primary trauma in the adoption population compared to the control group. Future areas for research are suggested in the conclusion. © 2014 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.Keywords: Primary trauma; Narcissistic identity pathologies; Somatic trouble; Adolescence; International adoption RésuméLa présente étude consiste en une lecture psychanalytique d'un matériel clinique collecté dans le cadre d'une étude développementale portant sur l'adoption internationale : l'Attachment Adoption Research Network (AAARN). Son objectif principal est de déterminer si la sévérité de la déprivation expérimentée avant l'adoption constitue un facteur de risque pour les pathologies narcissiques identitaires à l'adolescence. Une approche théoriquement fondée est utilisée en vue d'identifier un ensemble de variables qualitatives qui seront, dans un deuxième temps, évaluées de manière quantitative. Les résultats sont discutés qualitativement et quantitativement ; ils suggèrent la présence accrue de troubles somatiques chroniques, ainsi que de signes observables d'un traumatisme primaire par comparaison avec un groupe d'adolescents contrôle. Des pistes de recherches futures sont suggérées dans la conclusion de cette contribution.
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