Abstract
Nurses' roles facilitating bonding between adoptive parents and their infants have been premised on the idea that the experience is the same as for biological parents. Developmental theorists Bowlby (1969) and Erikson (1959) maintained that bonding between an adoptive parent and their adopted child is essential for normal growth and development. The purpose of this study was to study the experience of bonding between adoptive parents and children.
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Tau Pi
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Phenomenology
Research Approach
Qualitative Research
Keywords:
Adopted Infants, Bonding Experiences, Adoptive Parents, Attachments
Advisor
Cheryl S. Taylor
Second Advisor
Murielle G. Harrison
Third Advisor
Sharon Hutchinson
Fourth Advisor
Joan A. Ellis
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
Southern University and A&M College
Degree Year
2011
Recommended Citation
Bator, Sharon M., "Adoptive parents' lived experience of bonding with their adopted infants: A phenomenological study" (2022). Dissertations. 661.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/661
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2022-01-12
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3466203; ProQuest document ID: 884623712. The author still retains copyright.