This study attempted to further the knowledge of self-acceptance by analyzing the data from 2 multiple correlations, computed between 2 self-acceptance measures, Butler-Haigh Q sort and the Index of Adjustment and Values, and 4 other variables, the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale, the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale, the Couch-Kenniston Yeasay-Naysay Scale and the Bass Social Acquiescence Scale. The following conclusions appear warranted: (a) Self-acceptance is not an independent trait; anxiety and response bias measures accounted for over one-half of the variance of the self-acceptance measures, (b) The measure of manifest anxiety correlated more highly with both self-acceptance instruments than the 2 self-acceptance instruments correlated with each other; (c) Caution is advised for researchers who use self-acceptance measures without adequate attention to construct validity.