“I’m trying to figure out who the hell I am”: Examining the psychosocial and mental health experience of individuals learning “Not Parent Expected” news from a direct-to-consumer DNA ancestry test

“I’m trying to figure out who the hell I am”: Examining the psychosocial and mental health experience of individuals learning “Not Parent Expected” news from a direct-to-consumer DNA ancestry test

Abstract Background According to recent estimates, around 30 million people have taken Direct-to-Consumer DNA ancestry tests, typically marketed as a fun, harmless and exciting process of discovery. These tests estimate a user’s ethnic ancestry, also matching users with biological relations on their...

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Main Authors: Juliette Careau, Maarten H.D. Larmuseau, Rebekah Drumsta, Rob Whitley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-01-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
DTC DNA ancestry testing
Family relationships
Not parent expected
Misattributed paternity
Mental health
Self-identity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-06380-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-06380-0

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