کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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346493 | 617821 | 2010 | 9 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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Foster children in the public child welfare system are increasingly likely to find lasting homes through kinship adoption by their relatives. The aim of the present study is to examine how the kinship adoptive experience differs from other adoptive types. Using tobit regression analyses, we examine data from 2382 adopted children (kin placements = 397 and non-kin placements = 1985). We report that kin adoptive parents more negatively assessed adoption's impact on their family and the family's current functioning. However, the family bond with the adoptee also appears to influence positively a kin family's willingness to adopt the same child again, to be generally satisfied with the overall adoption, and to report a positive relationship with the adopted child. Kinship adoptions appear more readily to produce positive outcomes and permanent placements.
Journal: Children and Youth Services Review - Volume 32, Issue 12, December 2010, Pages 1631–1639