Purpose of the present study was to construct a motivation and potential for adoptive parenthood scale using the basic principles of psychometric theory. The sample consisted of 530 adoptive families who were served by 67 adoption agencies and 265 adoption workers. The procedure used to construct the scale was described, the distribution of the scores and the reliability of the scale were reported, and possible uses of the scale were suggested.
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