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The adoptive Families Association of British Columbia conducted a study where birth mothers completed a short questionnaire and a 40-minute recorded interview, the birth mothers in this study expressed a wide spectrum of feelings about their pregnancy and child relinquishment, ranging from happiness to debilitating depression.
The dominant psychological and social work view was that the large majority of unmarried mothers were better off being separated by adoption from their newborn babies. [8] According to Mandell (2007), "In most cases, adoption was presented to the mothers as the only option and little or no effort was made to help the mothers keep and raise the ...
The first adoption study on schizophrenia published in 1966 by Leonard Heston demonstrated that the biological children of parents with schizophrenia were just as likely to develop schizophrenia whether they were reared by their parents or adopted [5] and was essential in establishing schizophrenia as being largely genetic instead of being a result of child rearing methods.
Young adult adoptees were shown to be alike with adults from biological families and scored better than adults raised in alternative family types including single parent and step-families. [137] Moreover, while adult adoptees showed more variability than their non-adopted peers on a range of psychosocial measures, adult adoptees exhibited more ...
This theory cannot be a whole explanation for the Cinderella effect, as psychological research has shown that secure attachment bonds can be developed between a parent and adopted child, and the quality of the relationship between parent and child will more often depend on the child's pre-adoption experiences, such as length of time in social ...
Pages in category "Adoption in Ireland" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The effects of childhood trauma on brain development can hinder emotional regulation and impair of social skill [7] development. Research indicates that children raised in traumatic or risky family environments often display excessive internalizing (e.g., social withdrawal, anxiety) or externalizing (e.g., aggressive behavior), and suicidal ...
Adult adoption; Child-buying – the counterpart of child-selling. Child laundering (illegal) – illegal acquisition of children through monetary transactions, deceit, and/or force. Closed adoption – process by where an infant is adopted by another family, and the record of the biological parent(s) is kept sealed.