Social disclosure among Korean domestic adoptive parents: the role of self-esteem
- Authors
- Ahn, Jaejin; Mohanty, Jayashree
- Issue Date
- 2018
- Publisher
- ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Keywords
- Involuntary childlessness; self-esteem; social disclosure; adoption disclosure; social support
- Citation
- ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK AND DEVELOPMENT, v.28, no.4, pp.236 - 249
- Journal Title
- ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK AND DEVELOPMENT
- Volume
- 28
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 236
- End Page
- 249
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/5283
- DOI
- 10.1080/02185385.2018.1498385
- ISSN
- 0218-5385
- Abstract
- This study examines the relationship among involuntary childlessness, social support, and social disclosure of Korean domestic adoptive parents. Data were collected from a sample of 90 such parents who had already disclosed the adoption to their child. Path analysis revealed that involuntary childlessness does not directly affect social disclosure of adoption, but it does affect the self-esteem of adoptive parents, and parental self-esteem was significantly and positively related to social disclosure. Social support reinforces the self-esteem of adoptive parents, thus contributing to the social disclosure of adoption. This research highlights the importance of pre- and post-adoption counselling that address the unique experiences of adoptive families in South Korea.
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