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Supporting Adoptive Parents: A Study on Personal Self-Care.
- Source :
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Adoption Quarterly . Apr-Jun2019, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p157-171. 15p. 1 Chart. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- This study explored the personal self-care practices of adoptive parents (N = 229) in one southeastern state. Overall, findings indicate that adoptive parents only engage in moderate modest self-care practices. Significant differences in self-care practices were detected by health status (self-report) and current financial status. In summary, the healthier one perceived themselves to be and the more financially stable they were, the more they tended to engage in self-care practices. Data suggest the need for entities involved with potential and/or adoptive parents need to explicitly engage adoptive parents in education about self-care and training in support of self-care practices. As well, data indicate the need for reframing self-care from an ancillary activity to an integrated tool to assuage the challenges facing adoptive parents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10926755
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Adoption Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 137379500
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10926755.2019.1627451