Life satisfaction among Israeli youth in residential treatment care

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1325-1343

  Schiff, Miriam ^a   Nebe, Shiry ^a   Gilman, Rich ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Children at risk; Israel; Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale (MSLSS); Out of home care; Residential treatment care; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845453398     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch274     Document Type: Article

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