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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 157-171 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Adoption Quarterly |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 3 2019 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- adoptive parents
- self-care
- wellness
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Demography
- Sociology and Political Science
- Law