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Identity Development in a Transracial Environment: Racial/Ethnic Minority Adoptees in Minnesota

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: It has been argued that transracially adopted children have increased risk of problems related to self-esteem and ethnic identity development. We evaluated this hypothesis across four groups of transracial adoptees: Asian (n = 427), Latino (n = 28), Black (n = 6), mixed/other (n = 20), and same-race White adoptees (n = 126) from 357 adoptive families. No mean differences were found in adoptees’ ratings of affect about adoption or of curiosity about birth parents. Some differences were found in general identity development and adjustment. There were notable differences in communication about race/ethnicity across groups and between parent and child report.

Source: Adoption Quarterly

DOI: 10.1080/10926755.2015.1013593

Authors: Emma Hamilton, Diana R. Samek, Margaret Keyes, Matthew K. McGue, William G. Iacono

Institutions: The University of Texas at Austin, Auburn University, University of Minnesota

Language: English

Topic: Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute of Mental Health