Status : Verified
| Personal Name | Uy, Nicole Bianca A. |
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| Resource Title | Adoptive parent’s pre-adoption experiences and influence of child’s age upon adoption on post-adoption fulfillment of responsibilities |
| Date Issued | 2 September 2025 |
| Abstract | With the increase in adoptive families in the Philippines, it is crucial to learn more about their experiences, especially with the dearth of local adoption studies. This study aimed to look into adoptive parents’ experiences before and after adoption. Participants of this study were 11 Filipino adoptive parents from the National Capital Region (NCR) who legally adopted their child at least 6 months before joining the study. Upon adoption, the ages of their children ranged from less than 1 month to 1 year and 10 months old. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews and analyzed using a thematic analysis. The family systems theory was also used to further understand the findings of the study. The following themes emerged from the study. Adoptive parents had positive perspectives towards adoption even before adopting their child. This led them to have attitudes open to the possibility of adoption. Preparation involved preparing their respective families, workplaces, and selves. It also involved a time-consuming legal process. Responsibilities involved typical parental responsibilities, and also responsibilities with their child’s adoption socialization, emotional wellbeing, and dealing with unsupportive relatives. Parents of children who adopted a child at 10 months and older also had additional responsibilities in getting to know their child’s pre-adoption lives. The findings of this study suggest that early exposure to the concept of adoption leads to positive perspectives towards adoption. It also highlights the importance of openly discussing the child’s adoptive status in an age-appropriate manner, and making an effort to learn about the child’s life even before they were adopted. |
| Degree Course | Bachelor of Science in Family Life and Child Development |
| Language | English |
| Keyword | Adoptive parents; Adoption—Philippines; Parent and child—Philippines; Family—Psychological aspects; Families—Philippines—Case studies |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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