Stress in parents of adopted children

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 481-487

  Palacios, Jesús ^a   Sánchez Sandoval, Yolanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adoption; Parenting; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOPTED CHILD; ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTHOOD; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS;

EID: 33751585174     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025406071492     Document Type: Article

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