Support and conflict in the foster family and children's well-being: A comparison between foster and birth children

Family Relations

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-79

  Denuwelaere, Mieke ^a   Bracke, Piet ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Conflict; Father involvement; Foster children; Parent child relationships; Sibling relations; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845607327     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2007.00440.x     Document Type: Article

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