کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
347360 617875 2006 24 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Adolescent adoption: Success despite challenges
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی پریناتولوژی (پزشکی مادر و جنین)، طب اطفال و بهداشت کودک
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Adolescent adoption: Success despite challenges
چکیده انگلیسی

Though in terms of adoption adolescents are considered a “special needs” group, targeted by recent federal legislation, adoption of adolescents is an area about which we have only limited understanding. This paper reports selected findings from an exploratory, qualitative study that elicited from 58 parents and 37 adolescents their views on successful adolescent adoptions. Specifically, it addresses how participants describe successful adoption, their challenges, and how they account for the success of their adoptions. Findings provide insights into participants' subjective meanings of success, going beyond the usual measures (primarily intactness). Using participants' words, the paper describes common themes related to successful adolescent adoption and also demonstrates some of the variation among participants. Parents and adolescents, both strikingly realistic in their appraisals of adoption, provided similar themes from unique perspectives. Theoretical considerations are discussed, and implications for practice are suggested.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Children and Youth Services Review - Volume 28, Issue 5, May 2006, Pages 487–510
نویسندگان
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