Creating a New Narrative: A theory of how adopted individuals readjust their adoptive identity in parenthood
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DOI: 10.1177/03085759221112449
Abstract: There is limited research into the experiences of adopted individuals in adulthood despite the fact that adoption is a lifelong process. One key element of adoption is the processing and integration of one’s adoptive identity.… read more here.
Keywords: theory; readjust adoptive; identity; adoptive identity ... See more keywords
Comparing Childhood Characteristics of Adopted and Non-adopted Individuals Deceased by Suicide
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.756306
Abstract: Objective Across the globe more than 35,000 children a year are adopted by non-relatives, and some studies suggest that adopted individuals may be more vulnerable to developing mental disorders. To map the differences in suicide… read more here.
Keywords: individuals deceased; deceased suicide; adopted non; living control ... See more keywords
Using adopted individuals to partition indirect maternal genetic effects into prenatal and postnatal effects on offspring phenotypes
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.73671
Abstract: Maternal genetic effects can be defined as the effect of a mother’s genotype on the phenotype of her offspring, independent of the offspring’s genotype. Maternal genetic effects can act via the intrauterine environment during pregnancy… read more here.
Keywords: effects offspring; genetic effects; effects prenatal; adopted individuals ... See more keywords