Parenting across Racial Lines: The Lived Experiences of Transracially Adoptive Parents of Black Children
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| Title: | Parenting across Racial Lines: The Lived Experiences of Transracially Adoptive Parents of Black Children |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Charmaine L. Conner, Natalya Ann Lindo |
| Source: | Professional Counselor. 2025 15(4):279-295. |
| Availability: | National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. and Affiliates. 3 Terrace Way, Greensboro, NC 27403. Tel: 336-547-0607; Fax: 336-547-0017; e-mail: TCPjournal@nbcc.org; Web site: http://tpcjournal.nbcc.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Descriptors: | Adoption, Racial Factors, Parent Attitudes, Racial Identification, Self Concept, Parent Child Relationship, Trauma, Ethnicity, Racism, Microaggressions, Socialization, Cultural Awareness, Children, Adolescents |
| ISSN: | 2164-3989 |
| Abstract: | This transcendental phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of transracially adoptive parents of Black children. Guided by the Cultural-Racial Identity Model, the study addressed two questions: 1) What are transracially adoptive parents of Black children's perceptions of their child's racial/cultural identity development? and 2) What are their perceptions of the parent-child relationship? Six adoptive parents participated in semi-structured, 60-minute interviews. The data were transcribed and thematically analyzed to uncover shared patterns of meaning. Six key themes emerged: (a) experience of the child-parent relationship; (b) impact of trauma; (c) becoming a transracially adoptive parent; (d) the cultural, racial, and ethnic identity development process; (e) encounters with microaggressions; and (f) cultural socialization practices. The study's findings offer meaningful implications for adoptive families, mental health professionals, counselor educators, and researchers by highlighting culturally responsive approaches to supporting identity development and relational dynamics within the transracial adoption kinship network. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1495170 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This transcendental phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of transracially adoptive parents of Black children. Guided by the Cultural-Racial Identity Model, the study addressed two questions: 1) What are transracially adoptive parents of Black children's perceptions of their child's racial/cultural identity development? and 2) What are their perceptions of the parent-child relationship? Six adoptive parents participated in semi-structured, 60-minute interviews. The data were transcribed and thematically analyzed to uncover shared patterns of meaning. Six key themes emerged: (a) experience of the child-parent relationship; (b) impact of trauma; (c) becoming a transracially adoptive parent; (d) the cultural, racial, and ethnic identity development process; (e) encounters with microaggressions; and (f) cultural socialization practices. The study's findings offer meaningful implications for adoptive families, mental health professionals, counselor educators, and researchers by highlighting culturally responsive approaches to supporting identity development and relational dynamics within the transracial adoption kinship network. |
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| ISSN: | 2164-3989 |
