A Scoping Review and a Critical Analysis of the International Adoption Research Field in the Social Sciences

IF 0.9 Q3 SOCIAL WORK

Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-01-16 DOI:10.1080/10926755.2022.2156009

Sara Séguin-Baril, M. Saint-Jacques

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Abstract

Abstract Many researchers study international adoption. However, to date, no systematic analysis has been conducted to characterize this field in the social sciences, in terms of disciplinary origins, methodological approaches and theories used. Therefore, it is difficult to obtain an overall picture of basic trends and of marginal or even incomplete ones. This situation can slow down the development of knowledge regarding international adoption. Our scoping review is based on a systematic survey of studies published from 2000 to 2019 (n = 164). The results demonstrate that: (1) researchers specialized in psychology dominate this field of study; (2) the quantitative approach is most widely used; and (3) cognitive-behavioral, ethnic and racial identity as well as attachment theories are the main perspectives adopted. This article concludes by discussing the consequences of this situation, as well as relevant avenues for further research.

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国际社会科学收养研究领域的范围界定与批判性分析

摘要许多研究人员研究国际收养。然而，到目前为止，还没有从学科起源、方法论方法和使用的理论方面对社会科学中的这一领域进行系统的分析。因此，很难全面了解基本趋势和边际甚至不完整的趋势。这种情况可能会减缓有关国际收养的知识的发展。我们的范围界定审查基于对2000年至2019年发表的研究的系统调查（n=164）。研究结果表明：（1）心理学研究者在这一研究领域占主导地位；（2）定量方法应用最为广泛；（3）认知行为、种族认同和依恋理论是主要的研究视角。本文最后讨论了这种情况的后果，以及进一步研究的相关途径。

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Adoption Quarterly SOCIAL WORK-

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1.60

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12.50%

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期刊介绍： Adoption Quarterly is an unparalleled forum for examining the issues of child care, of adoption as viewed from a lifespan perspective, and of the psychological and social meanings of the word "family." This international, multidisciplinary journal features conceptual and empirical work, commentaries, and book reviews from the fields of the social sciences, humanities, biological sciences, law, and social policy. In addition to examining ethical, biological, financial, social and psychological adoption issues, Adoption Quarterly addresses continuity in adoption issues that are important to both practitioners and researchers, such as: negotiation of birth and adoptive family contact.