title: Self-acceptance: a factor in the adoption process.
abstract: This study determined that high self-acceptance of adoptive parents influenced high parental acceptance of their adopted children. A case is made for emphasizing self-acceptance in adoption procedures.
authors.affiliation: Youngstown State University, OH.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: DiGiulio
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept