Thesis ( Ph.D.) -- University of Texas at Arlington, 2008.

Thesis (M.P.A.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 1992. / Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2943. Typescript. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2006. / Title from title screen (site viewed May 23, 2007). PDF text: ix, 198 p. ; 1.88Mb UMI publication number: AAT 3236912. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in microfilm and microfiche formats.

This master thesis deals with Legal and Psychological Aspects of Adoptions. As far as the first chapter is concerned, it goals to introduce the institute of adoption, describe it in its historical context and outline its legal regulation. The adoption is one of the oldest institutes of the family law and its roots date back to ancient civilizations. As the society has been evolving and changing during the centuries, the conception and content of this institute has been transformed as well. The primary impulse of this institute was to regulate property issues, mostly in favour of an adoptive parent. This is what distinguishes present regulation that principally aims at rendering protection to an adoptive child. During the evolution of this ancient institute, the humanistic notion has prevailed. This notion is reflected by both international treaties and national legal regulation, they both render protection to the child and its interests. The aim of my diploma thesis in the second chapter is to cover the regulation of the institute of adoption in the view of the Act No. 89/2012 Coll., the Civil Code and compare the most important changes to previous regulation including possible evaluation of its positive or negative impact on the reality.The most important change brought by new regulation is in the...

Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

This study aimed to explore the emotional and behavioral problems of Turkish adoptees and compare them with non-adopted peers raised by their biological parents. To fulfill this aim, 61 adopted children aged between 6-18 were compared to 62 age and gender matched non-adopted children. A second classification was made in terms of being followed in a child psychiatry unit. Both parents were asked to rate their children&rsquo / s problem behaviors on &ldquo / Child Behavior Check List / 6-18&rdquo / , temperament characteristics on &ldquo / School Age Temperament Inventory&rdquo / , their own personality traits on &ldquo / Basic Personality Traits Inventory&rdquo / and own parenting styles on &ldquo / Measure of Child Rearing Styles&rdquo / . Children were asked to rate both parents&rsquo / availability and reliability as attachment figures on &ldquo / Kerns Security Scale&rdquo / and parenting styles on &ldquo / Measure of Child Rearing Styles&rdquo / . Adolescents between ages 11-18, rated their own problem behaviors on &ldquo / Youth Self Report&rdquo / . Group differences and correlations were analyzed. The results indicated non-significant differences between adopted and non-adopted groups in all of the measures. Children in clinical group unit displayed more problem behaviors, were less task persistent and had more activity than children in non-clinical group. Children under 10 years rated their mothers as being more available attachment figure, being more accepting and responsive than their fathers. Contrary to the literature, age of the child at the time of adoption was not found to be related with problem behaviors or attachment relations. On the other hand, results indicated that the older the child learned about her/his adoption status, the more emotional and behavioral problems occurred. Findings of the study were discussed in the frame of relevant literature. Clinical and policy implications were offered.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed July 18, 2007). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-203).

Il presente progetto di ricerca nasce dalla collaborazione tra il mondo accademico e il mondo dei servizi che si occupano di adozione e ha l’obiettivo di progettare e applicare un protocollo di accompagnamento delle famiglie nel primo anno post-adozione. Il primo contributo della tesi è dedicato alla presentazione dettagliata del protocollo, in termini di finalità, obiettivi, metodo e, grazie a uno studio di caso singolo, si mettono in evidenza le ricadute operative dell’applicazione del protocollo stesso nell’intervento con le famiglie. Il secondo contributo offre, invece, una panoramica della situazione all’arrivo dei bambini in famiglia: lo studio si pone l’obiettivo di valutare il benessere dei bambini, considerando il peso delle esperienze vissute prima dell’adozione, e il benessere di madri e padri, con un approfondimento specifico sulla dimensione dello stress genitoriale. Il disegno di ricerca longitudinale ha, poi, consentito di tracciare i percorsi di cambiamento cui le famiglie vanno incontro e a cui sono dedicati i successivi contributi. Si sono valutati sia il recupero dei bambini, con un’attenzione specifica all’area dello sviluppo cognitivo e agli aspetti socio-emotivi legati alle performance intellettive, nonché l’andamento del benessere genitoriale. In particolare, lo studio che chiude l’elaborato di tesi discute la specifica modalità con cui le madri e i padri adottivi sembrano affrontare la transizione genitoriale, in analogia o meno a quanto accade nelle famiglie biologiche: è stata rivolta specifica attenzione alla dimensione della qualità della relazione coniugale e del supporto sociale, ancora largamente inesplorate nel panorama della ricerca nazionale e internazionale. / The research project was promoted by the Athenaeum Center for Family Studies and Research with the cooperation of the public adoption agency “Il Cerchio” Centro Adozioni ASL Milano 1, and it was aimed at developing and applying a research protocol for the agency’s first year post-adoption practice. In the first study of the thesis the research protocol was presented, in terms of finalities, aims, method, and practical implications for the intervention with adoptive families through a single-case study. The second study documented the situation at children’s arrival into the new family and it was aimed at investigating children’s wellbeing, taking into account their pre-adoptive experiences, and parents’ wellbeing, especially focusing the attention on parental stress. The next two studies presented the longitudinal data about families’ changes during the first year post-adoption. Children’s recovery in the area of social, emotional, and cognitive development, and parents’ wellbeing were evaluated. In particular the last study discussed the specific way adoptive mothers and fathers cope with the transition to parenthood, comparing with biological families’ experiences, especially on marital relationship and social support, two dimensions still not largely explored in the field of national and international research.