Adoption Relationships

Adoption Relationships is a familial relationship construct in which individuals acquire the legal, social, and emotional status of parent and child through formal, court-sanctioned procedures rather than biological or marital ties, thereby establishing kinship bonds equivalent to those formed through biological descent.

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6K

Citations

264

Authors

129

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

15

Authors

264

  1. HD
    Harold D. Grotevant

    University of Minnesota, United States

    16 publications · 929 citations

    15

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  2. RG
    Ruth G. McRoy

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    9 publications · 522 citations

    9

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  3. AE
    Abbie E. Goldberg

    Clark University, United States

    6 publications · 286 citations

    6

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  4. GM
    Gretchen Miller Wrobel

    University of Minnesota, United States

    5 publications · 245 citations

    5

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  5. CW
    Colleen Warner Colaner

    University of Missouri, United States

    4 publications · 100 citations

    4

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Venues

  1. Adoption Quarterly

    13 publications · 416 citations

    12

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  2. Adoption & Fostering

    9 publications · 243 citations

    9

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  3. Journal of Family Psychology

    JFP · 6 publications · 308 citations

    6

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  4. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

    6 publications · 177 citations

    6

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  5. Child & Family Social Work

    6 publications · 160 citations

    6

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