Ethiopian Adoptees’ Experiences of Attachment after Adoption in Australia: A Qualitative Study

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Adoption Quarterly Pub Date : 2021-02-15 DOI:10.1080/10926755.2021.1884156

Hilina Winkenweder, Clemence Due, Peter Strelan

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Abstract

Abstract This study investigates how Ethiopian adoptees and adoptive parents in Australia experience attachment to each other post-adoption. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight Ethiopian adoptees and eight adoptive parents. Thematic analysis returned four themes, indicating that attachment experiences were affected by the following: age at adoption; separation anxiety and survival mechanisms; biological family access; and identity formation. The findings contribute to improved understanding of Ethiopian adoptees’ attachment experiences in Australia, and highlight unmet needs surrounding post-adoption support, in particular, support relating to post-adoption attachment.

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埃塞俄比亚被收养者在澳大利亚被收养后的依恋经历:一项定性研究

摘要本研究探讨了埃塞俄比亚被收养者和澳大利亚养父母在收养后对彼此的依恋。对8名埃塞俄比亚被收养者和8名养父母进行了半结构化访谈。主题分析返回四个主题，表明依恋体验受到以下因素的影响:被收养时的年龄;分离焦虑与生存机制;亲缘关系;和同一性的形成。研究结果有助于更好地了解埃塞俄比亚被收养者在澳大利亚的依恋经历，并突出了收养后支持方面未满足的需求，特别是与收养后依恋相关的支持。

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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.