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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 11.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Behav Dev. 2010 Jul;34(4):363–373. doi: 10.1177/0165025409339403

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Theoretical model of parenting stress in internationally adopting mothers. Behavior/Emotion = Maternal expectations of child behavioral/emotional problems; Acceptance = Maternal expectations of child acceptance by parents, family and friends, and the larger community; Development = Maternal expectations of child developmental problems; Health = Maternal expectations of child health problems; Special needs = prospective adopted child's special needs.