Adopted adolescents' preoccupation with adoption: The impact on adoptive family relationships

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 93-104

  Kohler, Julie K ^a   Grotevant, Harold D ^a   McRoy, Ruth G ^b  

^a 1204 Marie Mount Hall ^*  (United States)

^b School of Social Work   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Family relationships; Identity development; Parent adolescent relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036337466     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2002.00093.x     Document Type: Article

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