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Navigating Microaggressions and Family Belonging as French Intercountry Adoptees

Navigating Microaggressions and Family Belonging as French Intercountry Adoptees Abstract Intercountry adoptees (ICAs) face life-long challenges within their ecological contexts that warrant exploration. Adoptees’ visible adoptions make them susceptible to microaggressions. This study examined the relation between racial and adoption microaggressions (RMAs, AMAs) and youths’ belonging-to-family among 98 French intercountry adopted adolescents. Moderators of this relation were also explored (visibility, identity connections to country-of-origin or adoption, and parent-adoptee communication challenges). More RMA experiences were correlated with weaker belonging-to-family; logistic regression analyses revealed that stronger identity connections to country-of-origin exacerbated this correlation. The nature of these microaggressions was similar to those noted in previous studies on ICAs. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adoption Quarterly Taylor & Francis

Navigating Microaggressions and Family Belonging as French Intercountry Adoptees

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Taylor & Francis
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© 2023 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
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1544-452X
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1092-6755
DOI
10.1080/10926755.2023.2198510
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Abstract

Abstract Intercountry adoptees (ICAs) face life-long challenges within their ecological contexts that warrant exploration. Adoptees’ visible adoptions make them susceptible to microaggressions. This study examined the relation between racial and adoption microaggressions (RMAs, AMAs) and youths’ belonging-to-family among 98 French intercountry adopted adolescents. Moderators of this relation were also explored (visibility, identity connections to country-of-origin or adoption, and parent-adoptee communication challenges). More RMA experiences were correlated with weaker belonging-to-family; logistic regression analyses revealed that stronger identity connections to country-of-origin exacerbated this correlation. The nature of these microaggressions was similar to those noted in previous studies on ICAs.

Journal

Adoption Quarterly – Taylor & Francis

Published: Apr 4, 2023

Keywords: intercountry adoption; France; family-belonging; microaggressions

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