Many researchers study international adoption. However, to date, no systematic analysis
has been conducted to characterize this field in the social sciences, in terms of disciplinary …

A number of studies have focused on Bicultural Identity Integration (BII) to explore whether
and how migrants and ethnic minorities, who experience multiple cultural belongings …

Objective Compared to community adolescents (COM), adolescents placed in residential
care (RC) or late adopted (LA) appear to show more emotional–behavioural problems. They …

Parenting stress has a crucial influence on the parent-child relationship, the functioning of
the family, and the development of children. Few studies have examined parenting stress in …

Increasing numbers of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) adults are
becoming parents through adoption. The adoption of children by LGBTQ adults does …

The internalisation of stigma by adoptive parents has been related to depressive symptoms
and dysfunctional family behaviour. This study investigates stigma internalisation and …

Effective psychological parenting interventions delivered to adoptive parents may prevent
serious adjustment difficulties and promote a healthy functioning; however, less is known …

Adoptive parents face the emotional impact of parenting a child with adverse and often
traumatic early experiences. The current qualitative study explores the experiences of …

This study focused on the parent–child relationship and children's psychological well-being
in families with internationally adopted adolescents and emerging adults. The study's goal …

Adoption is unanimously considered a lifelong process, but adulthood and parenthood are
life cycle stages that up to now have been explored only marginally. The principal aim of the …