Impact of parentification on long-term outcomes among children of parents with HIV/AIDS

Family Process

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 317-333

  Stein, Judith A ^a   Rotheram Borus, Mary Jane ^a   Lester, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive coping; Parental death; Parentification; Parents with AIDS

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; DEATH; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PARENTING;

EID: 34547876118     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2007.00214.x     Document Type: Article

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