"Do you know your real parents" and other adoption microaggressions?

Baden, Amanda L.; Mazza, Jonathan

doi:10.1037/e597952013-001

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“…School contexts have been identified as a place where adoptees experience frequent learning and social difficulties (Brown et al, 2017; DeJong, Hodges, & Malik, 2016; Palacios et al, 2013). Some studies have reported that the school is a context where adoptees suffer discrimination, racism, and bullying due to the stigma around adoption or to their different appearance in transracial adoptions (Baden, 2016; Raaska et al, 2012; Soares, Barbosa-Ducharne, Palacios, & Fonseca, 2017). This problem has been detected even in teachers (e.g., McGinnis, Livingston, Ryan, & Howard, 2009), which is shocking, given that social support from teachers has been identified as a fundamental factor for the achievement of positive outcomes and well-being (García-Moya, Bunn, Jiménez-Iglesias, Paniagua, & Brooks, 2018; Pössel et al, 2018).…”

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Under the Same Label: Adopted Adolescents’ Heterogeneity in Well-Being and Perception of Social Contexts

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This study compares a sample of 223 adopted adolescents with a nonadopted reference group representative of the Spanish adolescent population from the “Spanish Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) study.” Variables related to the family context, peers, school context, and emotional well-being are compared. Adoptees are not only analyzed as a group, but also according to the type of adoption (domestic or intercountry) and the birth area of origin (Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe). The results showed more similarities than differences between the whole group of adoptees and the reference group, as well as heterogeneity within the adoptees depending on their origin.

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Section: Social Support and Well-beingmentioning

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Under the Same Label: Adopted Adolescents’ Heterogeneity in Well-Being and Perception of Social Contexts

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“…Another problem area for adopted children is peer rejection and bullying, both of which are known to increase the risk for development of psychotic symptoms (El Bouhaddani et al, 2018; Schreier et al, 2009). Because of the social stigma that continues to be associated with adoption (Fisher, 2003; Miall, 1987; Suter & Ballard, 2009; Wegar, 2000), children report being the targets of repeated verbal microaggressions or subtle insults (Sue, 2010), such as questions about who their ‘real’ parents are (Baden, 2016). Microggressions can be delivered by looks, tones, gestures, actions or exclusionary behaviours that may be unintentional, but are nevertheless hurtful.…”

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“…Microggressions can be delivered by looks, tones, gestures, actions or exclusionary behaviours that may be unintentional, but are nevertheless hurtful. Baden (2016) outlines 13 forms of microaggressions that are often directed towards adopted children. Garber and Grotevant (2015) identify 15 more.…”

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Similar psychosis risks in adoptees and immigrants

Seeman

2020

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Background: There is a consensus that adoptees and immigrants both experience more mental health problems than their peers. The two groups share many risk factors for psychosis, but an increased risk for psychotic illness has only been demonstrated for immigrants. Aims: The aim of this review is to describe psychosis risk factors in adoptees, with a focus on difficulties with identity formation, identification with in-groups, attachment to parents, and coping with loss and with discrimination. Method: The literature in these five areas is reviewed as it pertains to adoption and psychosis. Results: There are no clear findings because the relevant studies have not been done, but the literature suggests that adopted children face challenges very similar to those of immigrants to a new country. Conclusion: The immigration field and the adoption field have much to learn from each other. It is recommended that a prevention strategy analogous to increased neighbourhood ethnic density be implemented with adoptees – that they be intentionally exposed from early childhood and throughout adolescence to age peers who share a similar background and with whom they can readily identify. It is also recommended that immigrants be welcomed into their host country with the same open arms as adoptive parents welcome their new children.

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“…To begin, there has historically been a certain degree of stigma surrounding adoption and members of the adoptive family, particularly regarding societal views on infertility and the absence of a biological link between parent and child (Freeark et al, 2005;Miall, 1987;Wegar, 2000). While societal views on adoption have become less negative in recent years, individuals involved in adoption continue to experience stigma, both through personal experiences as well as through the media (Fisher, 2003;Baden, 2016). In recent years, adoption stigma has only become more complex, as types of adoption have become more diverse.…”

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Ethical Considerations in Adoption Research: Navigating Confidentiality and Privacy Across the Adoption Kinship Network

Grotevant

McRoy

2019

Adoption Quarterly

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Adoption research often includes multiple members of the adoption network, each of whom has distinctive perspectives. Participants may include adopted individuals and their siblings as well as adoptive parents, birth parents, and adoption professionals. Due to these multiple informants and the sensitivity of the topics explored in adoption research, researchers encounter several unique ethical concerns when working with populations impacted by adoption. The current paper addresses confidentiality and privacy issues that arise when conducting adoption research. Examples from a longitudinal study on openness in adoption are provided to highlight strategies that can be used to address these issues.

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"Do you know your real parents" and other adoption microaggressions?

Cited by 17 publications

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Under the Same Label: Adopted Adolescents’ Heterogeneity in Well-Being and Perception of Social Contexts

Under the Same Label: Adopted Adolescents’ Heterogeneity in Well-Being and Perception of Social Contexts

Similar psychosis risks in adoptees and immigrants

Ethical Considerations in Adoption Research: Navigating Confidentiality and Privacy Across the Adoption Kinship Network

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