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Reconstruction of Adoption Issues: Delineation of Five Phases Among Adult Adoptees
Author(s) -
Penny Judith,
Borders L. DiAnne,
Portnoy Francie
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2007.tb00441.x
Subject(s) - resentment , anger , sadness , psychology , narrative , phase (matter) , developmental psychology , qualitative research , clinical psychology , sociology , social science , political science , linguistics , philosophy , chemistry , organic chemistry , politics , law
Five adoption‐reconstruction phases were identified in narratives of 100 adoptees ages 35 to 55 years. Phases ranged from no awareness of adoption issues (Phase 1) to acute awareness accompanied by anger, resentment, and sadness about adoption (Phase 3) to a sense of peace and acceptance (Phase 5). Consistent quantitative and qualitative differences were found among adoptees at the 5 phases on multiple measures of functioning.