Family Experiences After International Adoption (VF-ADIN)

August 23, 2018 updated by: Centre Hospitalier St Anne
The purpose of this study is to determine the types of experiences faced by families in France who have adopted a child internationally. In addition, internationally adopted adolescents are invited to respond to questions about their own personal experiences.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Detailed Description

Microaggressions, or "unintended discrimination" related to adoption have been widely investigated in the USA. These microaggressions may relate to both adoptive status and country of origin, or both. However, the prevalence and qualitative characteristics of these events have been seldom studied in other countries. Differences in cultural norms and practices among countries might influence the type and frequency of microaggressions experienced by adopted children and their families. Brief anonymous questionnaires devised to elicit personal experiences related to microaggressions will be distributed by 4 clinical services serving this population (3 pediatric, 1 child psychiatric) and by 2 large adoptive family support networks to adoptive parents in France. Frequencies and relations between experience of micro-aggressions and other variables will be analyzed.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

1200

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

  • Name: Laurie MD MILLER
  • Phone Number: 33 0612222628

Study Locations

  • France
      • Dijon, France
        • Recruiting
        • Hospital Enfants CHU du BOCAGE
        • Contact:
      • Paris, France, 75015
        • Recruiting
        • Hospital Necker
        • Contact:
      • Paris, France, 75014
      • Versailles, France, 78000

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

11 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT, CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adoptive parents, regardless of the age of their children, as well as adolescents who have been adopted internationally, directly.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Parents :

  1. Parents of an internationally adopted child, whose placement occurred at least 6 months ago
  2. Willing and able to complete a questionnaire

Adolescents :

  1. Internationally adopted adolescents who were placed at least 6 months ago
  2. Willing and able to complete a questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria:

Parents :

1. Unwilling or unable to complete the questionnaire

Adolescents :

  1. Parents are unwilling for child to participate
  2. Child is unwilling to participate
  3. Unable to understand the questions

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number and type of micro-aggressions experienced by French families who have adopted internationally
Time Frame: parents respond to a questionnaire at a single time point, regarding their experience. Participation is hence limited to the 30 minutes required to complete the questionnaire.
Parents will respond to a questionnaire regarding their experiences of micro-aggressions as an adoptive family in France, enumerating the types of discrimination (if any) they have encountered, in what context or environment this occurred, and their feelings in response to these experiences. The types of micro-aggressions could include hearing derogatory comments about adoption in general, their child's country of origin or appearance, etc. Parents may also experience well-meaning but uninformed comments ("how much did she cost?") which are also experienced as micro-aggressions. Simple frequency statistics enumerating these experiences will be compiled. These will be compared to basic demographic indicators such as the country of origin of the child, the child's age at adoption, the child's current age, the time interval since adoption, etc.
parents respond to a questionnaire at a single time point, regarding their experience. Participation is hence limited to the 30 minutes required to complete the questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number and type of micro-aggressions experienced by internationally adopted adolescents in France
Time Frame: Adolescents respond to a questionnaire at a single time point, regarding their experiences as an adopted person in France. Participation is hence limited to the 30 minutes required to complete the questionnaire.
Adolescents will respond to a questionnaire regarding their experiences of micro-aggressions as adopted individuals in France, enumerating the types of discrimination (if any) they have encountered, in what context or environment this occurred, and their feelings in response to these experiences. The types of micro-aggressions could include hearing derogatory comments about adoption in general, their country of origin or appearance, etc. Adolescents may also experience well-meaning but uninformed comments ("why did your real parents abandon you?") which are also experienced as micro-aggressions. Simple frequency statistics enumerating these experiences will be compiled. These will be compared to basic demographic indicators such as their country of origin, their age at adoption, their current age, the time interval since adoption, etc.
Adolescents respond to a questionnaire at a single time point, regarding their experiences as an adopted person in France. Participation is hence limited to the 30 minutes required to complete the questionnaire.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Centre Hospitalier St Anne

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Marie Odile MD PEROUSE DE MONTCLOS, Hospital Sainte Anne

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

November 22, 2017

Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)

January 31, 2020

Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)

January 31, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 20, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 23, 2018

First Posted (ACTUAL)

August 24, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

August 24, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 23, 2018

Last Verified

August 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • D17-P16

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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