2026 Poster Gallery

 

 

 

Transracial adoption is the adoption of children of one race to parent(s) of another race (Lee et al., 2013). The most common form of this adoption is White parents adopting children of color. Asian children have a unique experience due to the present and historical context in America and Asia. With the rise of “color-blindenss” or color-evasion, an approach characterized by ignorance or the deemphasis of race (Goar et al., 2016), parents may fail to positively acknowledge racial diversity (Gibbs et al., 2017), address racial issues (Hamilton et al., 2015), or engage in positive racial socialization. This project examines the frequency of color-evasive parenting and the influences on the relationship between transracial adopted Asian children and their White parents. Thirty semi-structured interviews were conducted with Asian adopted children, adoptees, between 18 and 29 over Zoom. The participants were mostly Chinese and Korean women, due to the adoption patterns influenced by global policies and trends. The transcripts were analyzed using a content and a thematic analysis. Results show that even well-intentioned parents do not prepare their children to face racial discrimination, have few intentional discussions about race and culture, and demonstrate color-evasive behaviors. 73% of adopted children reported that their parents engaged in some amount of color-evasive parenting practices. Adopted children also report struggling with racial identity, feeling guilty about discussing their experiences, and seeking racial support from other people of color rather than their White parents. Though participants reported varying emotions towards their parents and rarely engaged in race-related support, most individuals expressed having a close relationship with their parent(s). Differing responses in this study highlight the varying results and experiences in transracial adoption of Asian Americans. Further research should continue to explore the racial socialization practices and impact on Asian American adoptees and other adoptees of color. 

 

Graduate Abstract Award Winner: Oishy Chatterjee,“Predictors and Moderators of Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Among Indian Healthcare Professionals”

 

Contemporary healthcare practice is characterised by sustained emotional labour, high workload demands, and increasing institutional pressures, placing professionals at heightened risk for compassion fatigue and burnout. Although individual resources such as resilience and compassion satisfaction have been widely conceptualised as protective factors, their effectiveness is contingent upon organisational and professional contexts, particularly within large, diverse, and structurally complex healthcare systems such as those operating in India. The present study examined profession-specific patterns of emotional wellbeing and evaluated the independent and interactive contributions of resilience, compassion satisfaction, workplace support, and professional experience in predicting burnout and compassion fatigue among healthcare professionals. Using a stratified sampling approach, data were collected from 200 healthcare professionals, including psychologists, doctors, nurses, and students/trainees. Participants completed the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL-5), Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-25), and selected subscales of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ III). Quantitative analyses included one-way analysis of variance, hierarchical multiple regression, and moderation analysis. Additionally, semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive subsample and analysed thematically to examine lived experiences of emotional labour, coping, and institutional support. Significant profession-wise differences were observed across core psychological outcomes (p < .01), with nurses and students reporting elevated emotional strain and comparatively lower psychological resources. Regression analyses demonstrated that resilience (β = −.38), workplace support (β = −.33), and compassion satisfaction (β = −.41) exerted substantial protective effects against burnout and compassion fatigue. Moderation analyses further indicated that these protective relationships were significantly conditioned by professional role (ΔR² = .05, p < .01). Qualitative findings revealed how hierarchical workplace structures, excessive workloads, and inconsistent supervisory practices constrained the practical utility of individual coping resources, particularly among early-career and high-exposure professionals. The findings indicate that emotional wellbeing in healthcare emerges from the dynamic interplay between personal resources and organisational environments. Interventions focused exclusively on individual resilience are unlikely to yield sustained benefits in the absence of supportive institutional infrastructures. The study underscores the need for integrated, profession-sensitive strategies encompassing structured supervision, workload regulation, reflective practice, and organisational accountability mechanisms within Indian healthcare systems.
Keywords: Compassion fatigue; Burnout; Resilience