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Adoption Identity Development

Adoption Identity Development is a psychological construct that refers to the lifelong process through which an adoptee forms and integrates a coherent sense of self in relation to their adoptive status, genetic heritage, and sociocultural background.

74

Publications

3.4K

Citations

131

Authors

69

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

14

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Publications

74

Identity lost and found: Lessons from the sixties scoop

Raven Sinclair · First Peoples Child & Family Review An Interdisciplinary Journal Honouring the Voices Perspectives and Knowledges of First Peoples · 2020 · 262 citations · Full text

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Coming to Terms with Adoption

Harold D. Grotevant · Adoption Quarterly · 1997 · 202 citations

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Intercountry, transracial adoption and ethnic identity: A Korean example

Nam Soon Huh, William J. Reid · International Social Work · 2000 · 133 citations

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Contact in adoption and adoptive identity formation: The mediating role of family conversation.

Lynn Von Korff, Harold D. Grotevant · Journal of Family Psychology · 2011 · 129 citations

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Beyond Culture Camp: Promoting Healthy Identity Formation in Adoption

Adam Pertman · ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst) · 2010 · 106 citations · Full text

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Authors

131

  1. HD
    Harold D. Grotevant

    University of Minnesota, United States

    6 publications · 659 citations

    6

    h-index

  2. RG
    Ruth G. McRoy

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    3 publications · 263 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. AL
    Amanda L. Baden

    Montclair State University, United States

    2 publications · 135 citations

    2

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  4. RB
    Ravinder Barn

    Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 27 citations

    2

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  5. EE
    Ellen E. Pinderhughes

    Tufts University, United States

    2 publications · 40 citations

    2

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Institutions

69

  1. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    527 citations

  2. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst Center, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    475 citations

  3. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    515 citations

  4. Tufts University

    Medford, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    106 citations

  5. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    25 citations

  6. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    72 citations

  7. Wilfrid Laurier University

    Waterloo, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    51 citations

  8. Northeastern Illinois University

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

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Venues

  1. Adoption Quarterly

    15 publications · 583 citations

    13

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  2. Adoption & Fostering

    4 publications · 188 citations

    4

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  3. The Family Journal

    4 publications · 57 citations

    4

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  4. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

    3 publications · 146 citations

    3

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  5. Family Relations

    2 publications · 168 citations

    2

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