Siblings Relationships in Young Adults Raised in Adoptive and Foster Care Households
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Authors
Thompson, Ashley L.
Issue Date
2002
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Thesis
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en_US
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The relationships between biological siblings of adopted and foster care households were
examined. Seven interviews were conducted with children who had been separated from their
primary care-takers at a young age, in order to look at the type of influence a sibling had on
development, as well as the quality of relationship maintained following adoption or foster care.
All of the participants were adopted, however each circumstance of adoption differed. The
questions involved present and childhood experiences, perceived similarities between siblings,
and the development of other close personal relationships. It was hypothesized that those
children who remained with a biological sibling would have a better sense of identity than those
who were separated from their sibling and biological family. Interviews were qualitatively
assessed. A weak association between identity and placement with sibling was found. However,
more research is necessary to validate this association.
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iv, 67 p.
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