Birth mothers' perceptions of their parented children's knowledge of and involvement in adoption

Adoption Quarterly

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 103-129

  Henney, Susan M ^a   Ayers Lopez, Susan ^b   Mack, JamiLyn M ^a   McRoy, Ruth ^b   Grotevant, Harold ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Birth mother; Openness; Sibling contact; Siblings

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650476274     PISSN: 10926755     EISSN: 1544452X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926750802163212     Document Type: Article

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