Document Type
Article
Source Publication Title
Journal of Public Child Welfare
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2024.2347900
Abstract
The inseparability of siblings is a key child rights principle, however, many children adopted from care are separated from siblings. Through a self-administered survey, we examined Chilean adoptive parents’ perspectives on sibling group adoption and post-adoption sibling contact. We examined types and frequency of contact and a thematic analysis approach was used to analyze open-ended responses. Although most adoptive parents favored keeping siblings together, few had initiated post-adoption sibling contact. Barriers included misinformation, professional discouragement, questioning developmental appropriateness, and hesitancy to contact birth families. The implications for research and practice are explored.
Disciplines
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Publication Date
5-9-2024
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Agoglia, Irene Salvo; LaBrenz, Catherine A.; and Bilbao, Marian, "“Siblings must stick together”: Chilean parents’ perspectives on sibling group adoption and post-adoption contact" (2024). Open Initiatives Grant Funded Publications. 19.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/utalibraries_openinitiativespubs/19