academic acceptance adolescence adop adopted child adopted children adoption agencies adoptive families affective orientation Appendix areas atman attachment theory attitude autobiographical autobiographical memories baby belief biological child biological children biological parenting birth parents Brodzinsky cent Central Authority chil childcare childhood children’s home communication context couple cultural Delhi developmental disclosure Diya domains dren early environment experiences extended family father feel felt friends girl global self-worth Hindu important in-country adoption India Indian individual infants infertility influence institutions inter-country adoption interac interactions International Adoption interview Juvenile karma kismet Manu marriage Missionaries of Charity narratives non-adopted notion one’s parent–child parenthood perceived perception person physical appearance placement agencies positive pre-school problems prospective adoptive parents Pune relationship reported response role sample samskaras scores self-evaluation Shobhana significant Sita social specific story Sub-scales Table teachers tion tive told Total understand