The influence of foster parent investment on children's representations of self and attachment figures

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 507-520

  Ackerman, John P ^a   Dozier, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Foster child; Parenting; Self

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744466674     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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