Microaggressions, Feelings of Difference, and Resilience Among Adopted Children with Sexual Minority Parents
| Autor: | M. K. Oakley, Karin J. Garber, Krystal K. Cashen, Emily E. Crain, Rachel H. Farr |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Parents Coping (psychology) Social Psychology Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject Emotions Psychology Child 050109 social psychology Education Developmental psychology Adoption Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Homosexuality Child Minority Groups media_common 05 social sciences Resilience Psychological Legal psychology Sexual minority Health psychology Cross-Sectional Studies Feeling Child Preschool Female Thematic analysis Psychology Social Sciences (miscellaneous) 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 45:85-104 |
| ISSN: | 1573-6601 0047-2891 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10964-015-0353-6 |
| Popis: | Limited research exists about the unique experiences and possible marginalization of children with sexual minority parents. From a larger longitudinal project of diverse adoptive families, we examined cross-sectional data using mixed methods from interviews with 49 adopted children (M age = 8 years; 47 % female) in 27 two-father and 22 two-mother families. Using thematic analysis, we coded themes of awareness of difference, microaggressions, and resilience (i.e., coping and positive family conceptualizations). Children experienced “feeling different” and microaggressions from peers, but generally at a low to medium intensity and with neutral (not negative) emotion. More instances of resilience and positive family conceptualizations were reported than microaggressions or feelings of difference, suggesting that children develop positive perceptions of their family and navigate experiences of difference with resilience. Filling important gaps in the literature, we discuss implications of our results for practice and policy. |
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