A Closer Look at Self-Image in Male Foster Care Adolescents

Social Work

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 85-96

  Lyman, Susan B ^a   Bird, Gloria W ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Child development; Foster care; Men; Self image

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; BODY IMAGE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTION; FAMILY; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029684788     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/41.1.85     Document Type: Article

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