Start Date
2023
Description
- Messages sent and received between two people can be heavily influential on a person’s life.
- Memorable messages are long-lasting “sticky” messages, which influence the receiver’s behavior and identity development (Cooke-Jackson & Rubinsky, 2022).
- Adopted children may experience messaging surrounding their adoption (Thomas & Scharp, 2020).
- Religious motivations to adopt and religious meaning-making can influence the messages that adoptive parents communicate to their adoptive children (Firmin et al., 2017a; Firmin et al., 2017b).
Recommended Citation
Vallance, Chloe; Warners, Ana Li; and Helder, Dr. Emily, "Religious Memorable Messages about Adoption: Perspectives of Adult Adoptees" (2023). Summer Research. 45.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/summer_research/2023/Posters/45
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Religious Memorable Messages about Adoption: Perspectives of Adult Adoptees
- Messages sent and received between two people can be heavily influential on a person’s life.
- Memorable messages are long-lasting “sticky” messages, which influence the receiver’s behavior and identity development (Cooke-Jackson & Rubinsky, 2022).
- Adopted children may experience messaging surrounding their adoption (Thomas & Scharp, 2020).
- Religious motivations to adopt and religious meaning-making can influence the messages that adoptive parents communicate to their adoptive children (Firmin et al., 2017a; Firmin et al., 2017b).