The Development and Validation of the Inventory of Family Protective Factors: A Brief Assessment for Family Counseling

The Family Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-117

  Gardner, Deborah L ^a,b,c   Huber, Charles H ^a,b,c   Steiner, Robert ^a,b,c   Vazquez, Luis A ^a,b,c   Savage, Todd A ^a,b,c  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN RIVER FALLS   (United States)

Author keywords

family resilience; family system; measurement; protective factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849140803     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480708314259     Document Type: Article

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