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Life story interviews with adopted adults who are now parents, and adoptive parents who are now grandparents.

This archive contains files containing data and documentation from the ESRC project "From care, to adoption, to parenting: a two generation study of identity, risk and resilience in adoptive families" (Ref: ES/R004145/1)

1. Data Files

a.	Four sets of data files comprise transcripts that are organised by type of participant as follows:

•	Fathers.zip (18 interviews)
•	Mothers.zip (20 interviews)
•	Grandmothers.zip (23 interviews)
•	Grandfathers.zip (20 interviews)

Each interview is in a docx format. Participant codes reflect the type of interviewee (M=mothers; F=fathers; GF=grandfathers; GM=grandmothers) and each group is then numbered according to the order in which they were interviewed (e.g. M01 to M20).

b.	An excel workbook (aggregated demographic data for archive - parents and grandparents.xlxs) containing two sheets (one for parents, one for grandparents) summarises the demographic characteristics of the parents and grandparents. This includes their age at interview, age at adoption, ethnicity, marital status, age at becoming a parent, number of children, age of children, whether parents were living with their children or not, whether grandparents were seeing their grandchildren or not, whether children were adopted alone or as part of a sibling group, type of adoption (by couple or single parent; foster carer or “stranger” adoption; transracial or same race adoption).

c.	Additional metadata is provided in the Excel workbook (linkage of cases.xlsx). This sheet contains information about the family links between interviewees. 40 interviewees were the only person from their family to be interviewed. For the other 43 people, at least one other member of their adoptive family took part (for example adoptive mother and adopted daughter or grandmother and grandfather). Listed by interviewee type (mother, father, grandmother, grandfather) the links to other interviews in the datasheet are shown.

2. Documentation Files

Research materials are organised in one zip file:

•	research materials.zip

This contains the following documents:

a.	A5 4pp Leaflet Grandparents.pdf
b.	A5 4pp Leaflet parents.pdf
These are the leaflets designed for potential participants that provide initial information about the study, and contact details of the research team.
c.	Debriefing form for participants.docx
This is the form that we left with participants after the interview. It contains contact details of the research team and the University, plus contact details of support organisations.
d.	Demographic data sheet for parents_final.docx
e.	Demographic data sheet for grandparents_final.docx
These are the sheets that researchers used to collect some basic demographic data from interview participants. They were completed with paper and pen either before or after the interview. The data were then entered into the Excel workbook of the aggregated demographic data.
f.	Info sheets for adopted parents.docx
g.	Info sheets for grandparents.docx
These are the information sheets that we shared with participants prior to the interview. We discussed the information sheet and answered any questions the participant may have had. These information sheets were crucial in terms of the process of gaining informed consent of participants.
h.	Interview consent form.docx
This is a blank copy of the consent form signed by participants. The same form was used for parents and grandparents. The consent form included consent to store the individuals data in the archive.
i.	Interview schedules for adopted people v4.docx
j.	Interview schedules for adopter grandparents v4.docx
These are the detailed interview schedules used with participants.