Counseling and Family Therapy Department.
Counseling and Education Leadership Department.
J Fam Psychol. 2022 Dec;36(8):1318-1328. doi: 10.1037/fam0000922. Epub 2021 Sep 27.
Adoption has been viewed as inferior to birthing, carrying social stigma which has resulted in members of the adoption triad, specifically adoptees, experiencing discrimination at all levels of the ecological system (Baden, 2016; Wegar, 2000). Transracial and international adoptees holding marginalized racial or ethnic identities contend with discrimination around their adoption status and their racial designation. Unique to the transracial adoptee experience is belonging to families who do not share their racial and cultural backgrounds. A grounded theory qualitative approach was used to understand the experiences of transracial and international adoptees with racial microaggressions (RMAs) and adoption microaggressions (AMAs). Results from this study reflected interviews from 11 transracial adoptees, with specific attention on AMAs and RMAs. All participants reported experiencing AMAs and RMAs both within and outside of their families. Counselors, counselor educators, and researchers are urged to understand this unique, intersectional experience to develop competency in effectively supporting this population. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
收养曾被视为次于生育，带有社会耻辱，这导致收养三角关系的成员，特别是被收养者，在生态系统的各个层面都经历歧视（Baden，2016；Wegar，2000）。跨种族和国际收养的人拥有边缘化的种族或族裔身份，他们在收养身份和种族指定方面都面临歧视。跨种族收养者的独特之处在于他们属于不与他们有相同种族和文化背景的家庭。本研究采用扎根理论定性方法来了解跨种族和国际收养者在种族微侵犯（RMA）和收养微侵犯（AMA）方面的经历。本研究的结果反映了对 11 名跨种族收养者的采访，特别关注 AMA 和 RMA。所有参与者都报告说，他们在家庭内外都经历过 AMA 和 RMA。敦促辅导员、辅导员教育工作者和研究人员了解这种独特的、交叉的经历，以提高有效支持这一群体的能力。（PsycInfo 数据库记录（c）2022 APA，保留所有权利）。
