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    Expectations and Experiences of Participants in Ongoing Adoption Reunion Relationships:A Qualitative Study

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    Authors
    Affleck, M.
    Steed, Lyndall
    Date
    2001
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Affleck, Marian and Steed, Lyndall. 2001. Expectations and Experiences of Participants in Ongoing Adoption Reunion Relationships:A Qualitative Study. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 71 (1): 38-48.
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    American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
    Faculty
    Division of Health Sciences
    School of Psychology
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37530
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    Abstract

    This article describes the expectations, responses to unmet expectations, and factors that influence adoption reunion outcomes. Themes derived for interviews with 10 adult adoptees and 10 birth mothers who had each experienced an adoption reunion beyond an initial face-to-face meeting are reported.

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