Maternal characteristics and child problem behaviors: A comparison of foster and biological mothers

Journal of Family Social Work

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 23-42

  Lucey, Rose ^a   Fox, Robert A ^a   Byrnes, Judith B ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Foster mothers; Parenting behavior and stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548543371     PISSN: 10522158     EISSN: 15404072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J039v10n04_02     Document Type: Article

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