Journal article
Addressing Adoption in Counseling: A Study of Adult Adoptees' Counseling Satisfaction
Families in society, v 98(3), pp 209-216
Jul 2017
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Abstract
In this mixed-methods study, 118 adult adoptees completed an online survey gathering information on (a) reasons for seeking therapy, (b) preferences for therapists, (c) perception of therapists' degree of emphasis on adoption during therapy, and (d) relationship satisfaction with adoptive and birth family members. The participants also completed the Satisfaction With Therapy and Therapist Scale-Revised (STTS-R), Adoptive Identity Questionnaire (AIQ), and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (SES). Findings were that the therapists' adoption competence was the most important factor for adoptees in selecting therapists, adoption-related issues were the most common reason adoptees sought therapy, and adoptees reported being more satisfied with therapy if their therapists placed emphasis on adoption regardless of the amount of attention that was focused on adoption.
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- Title
- Addressing Adoption in Counseling: A Study of Adult Adoptees' Counseling Satisfaction
- Creators
- Amanda L. Baden - Montclair State UniversityAndrew Kitchen - Montclair State UniversityJonathan R. Mazza - Montclair State UniversityElliotte Sue Harrington - Montclair State UniversityEbony E. White - Montclair State University
- Publication Details
- Families in society, v 98(3), pp 209-216
- Publisher
- Alliance Children & Families
- Number of pages
- 8
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Counseling and Family Therapy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000408122200006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85026731369
- Other Identifier
- 991021886849304721
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- Family Studies
- Social Work