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2023

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  • 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).

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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).