"Siblings must stick together"
The inseparability of siblings is a key child rights principle, however, many children adopted from care are separated from siblings. Through a self-administered survey, we examined Chilean adoptive parents' perspectives on sibling group adoption and post-adoption sibling contact. We examined t...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:291974 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/291974 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1080/15548732.2024.2347900 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Adoption Chile Sibling group Post-adoption contact Adoptive parents |
| Sumario: | The inseparability of siblings is a key child rights principle, however, many children adopted from care are separated from siblings. Through a self-administered survey, we examined Chilean adoptive parents' perspectives on sibling group adoption and post-adoption sibling contact. We examined types and frequency of contact and a thematic analysis approach was used to analyze open-ended responses. Although most adoptive parents favored keeping siblings together, few had initiated post-adoption sibling contact. Barriers included misinformation, professional discouragement, questioning developmental appropriateness, and hesitancy to contact birth families. The implications for research and practice are explored. |
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