Older-Child Adoption and the New Parents' Marriage: Interviews with Parents.

Autor/in	Ward, Margaret
Titel	Older-Child Adoption and the New Parents' Marriage: Interviews with Parents.
Quelle	(1996), (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Adoption; Adoptive Parents; Children; Emotional Adjustment; Family Environment; Family Relationship; Foreign Countries; Interpersonal Relationship; Marital Instability; Marital Satisfaction; Parent Child Relationship; Parent Counseling; Parenting Skills; Placement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Child; Kind; Kinder; Emotionale Anpassung; Familienmilieu; Ausland; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Familienkonflikt; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Parent counselling; Elternberatung; Betriebspraktikum; Praktikum
Abstract	This study examines changes in parents' marriages following older-child adoption, using in-depth interviews with seven couples prior to and following placement. The interviews indicated that parents' experiences followed similar patterns. Children's acting-out behavior and their ability to exploit parents' vulnerabilities placed stress on the marriages. The need to accommodate children's needs meant reduced time for the couple relationship and increased focus on the parent relationship. Findings also indicated that social supports permitting down time enhanced the marriage. Post-adoption marital satisfaction was also associated with fulfillment of pre-placement expectations of the spouse concerning housework and child care. Adoption emphasized both strengths and weaknesses of relationships. The findings posed implications for adoption agency practice, including: questions for the couple relationship; considerations of the time factor in new parenthood; and the nature of the couple's support systems. (Contains 33 references.) (JPB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC