Journal article
White adoptive parents of children from China, microaggressions, and parental awareness of bias
Journal of family psychology, v 38(4), pp 582-594
Jun 2024
PMID: 38573698
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Abstract
In this study, we explored racial microaggressions (RMAs) and adoption microaggressions (AMAs) experienced and committed by white adoptive parents of transracial adoptees. Two research questions guided this inquiry: (a) What types of RMAs and AMAs do white adoptive parents of children adopted from China experience and commit? and (b) how is white adoptive parental awareness of race and adoption related to their committing of microaggressions? Based on qualitative coding of interviews conducted with 39 white adoptive parents of Chinese adoptees, the most frequently coded AMA was
for experienced AMAs and
for committed AMAs.
was the most experienced RMA, and
was the most committed RMA. Parents tended to have high awareness of the AMAs (87%) and RMAs (89%) they experienced from others, yet this awareness did not preclude them from committing RMAs and AMAs within their transracially adoptive family. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Title
- White adoptive parents of children from China, microaggressions, and parental awareness of bias
- Creators
- Amanda L Baden - Montclair State UniversitySunanda M Sharma - Montclair State UniversityElliotte S Harrington - Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityEbony E White - Drexel UniversityXian Zhang - Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Parenting CenterEllen E Pinderhughes - Tufts University
- Publication Details
- Journal of family psychology, v 38(4), pp 582-594
- Publisher
- AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC; WASHINGTON
- Number of pages
- 13
- Grant note
- William T. Grant Foundation
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Counseling and Family Therapy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001329136400014
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85190695878
- Other Identifier
- 991021886849104721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Family Studies
- Psychology, Clinical